severe weather

Forecasters warn this is just the beginning of a potentially deadly hurricane season with up to 15 more named storms predicted for the season.

Severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued for Miami and Broward counties.

At least 33 people are dead and dozen dozen more are wounded after a string of tornadoes tore a path from the Deep South to the East Coast on Easter Sunday. The devastation stretches across multiple states, where homes and business were left in ruins. Mississippi was especially hard hit, with damage reported across nearly the entire state.

Storms that killed more than 30 people in the Southeast, piling fresh misery atop a pandemic, spread across the eastern United States on Monday, leaving more than 1 million homes and businesses without power amid floods and mudslides. In Alabama, people seeking shelter from tornadoes huddled in community shelters, protective masks covering their faces to guard against the new coronavirus….

After witnessing a tornado cross Highway 64 outside Canton, Brandon Edwards ran to help a man trapped in a Dodge truck that had been thrown 200 yards from the highway.

Severe thunderstorms struck northern and western Texas overnight, producing wind gusts up to 70 mph and penny-sized hail. A tornado was spotted by residents of Stamford. One person was injured and up to 15 homes were damaged. At mid-day, over 127,000 households were without power.

Lollapalooza was temporarily evacuated due to severe weather Sunday afternoon.

One person died and several others were injured after a tent collapsed in west suburban Wood Dale during Sunday’s severe weather. The incident happened at about 2:40 p.m. at Wood Dale Prairie Fest, which took place near Wood Dale Junior High, as 60 mph winds and large hail pounded the area. “We were trying to squeeze in (the tent) so...