Officials state the damages were caused by straight-line winds. Peak winds are estimated at 90 mph in Abilene with 100 mph winds in Fisher County. The NWS stated the damages from Sunday night's storms ...

New bipartisan legislation is being introduced to protect 24/7 forecasting with the National Weather Service (NWS).

The National Weather Service office in St. Louis is short on meteorologists — by 20%. The office in Pleasant Hill is short by 40%. As a result, these Missouri offices are sharing each other's ...

After an investigation, the National Weather Service has confirmed that a fourth tornado hit Pennsylvania last week. The NWS office in Pittsburgh said on its Facebook page Tuesday that an EF-0 ...

Michigan’s severe weather warnings are covered by five National Weather Service offices: Grand Rapids, northern Indiana, White Lake, Gaylord and Marquette. Let’s look at southwest Lower ...

GRINNELL, Kan. (KSNW) — The National Weather Service has rated the tornado that passed through Grinnell on Sunday an EF-3 with an estimated peak wind speed of 140 mph. The NWS uses a rating ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - When a tornado strikes, a team from the National Weather Service (NWS) is sent out to assess the storm’s wind speeds and damage. From that assessment, the tornado is given ...

Two tornadoes that tore across parts of Adams, Arapahoe and Elbert counties on Sunday, leaving dozens of destroyed or damaged buildings in their wake, were rated EF2, National Weather Service ...

The National Weather Service (NWS) reported that a radar-confirmed tornado was spotted Monday night. Tornado warnings issued for several counties Monday night as severe storms hit the Kansas City ...

Brian Simms [email protected] Much has been made of the National Weather Service’s capacity to forecast weather events following the devastating tornadoes that ripped through Somerset and ...

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect new information. The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touch down in north Jackson near I-40 at about 3:29 p.m. on May 20.

The National Weather Service has confirmed at least four tornadoes touched down on Sunday, with strong winds, hail, and debris seen from miles away. The storms left a trail of damage for some ...