But the number of Tennessee tornadoes reported is increasing, and living in East Tennessee doesn't make you safe from twisters. The annual average number of tornadoes reported in the state grew ...

This means that instead of receiving a tornado warning just 15 minutes before a storm strikes, residents could get up to two ...

This could potentially culminate in a heightened risk of tornadoes across portions of the Ohio, Tennessee, and mid-Mississippi valleys by Friday afternoon and evening.

A tornado watch is in effect for all of Middle Tennessee until 10 p.m. May 20. Some parts of Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky are also included in the watch.

But now, tornadoes are also decreasing in the Plains while increasing in places like Tennessee. Data from the Storm Prediction Center reflects the change over the last 40 years.

As of Tuesday afternoon, parts of 10 states were under tornado watches -- Illinois, Indiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Alabama and Georgia. A few ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has made federal disaster aid available to Tennessee to support recovery from the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding that occurred ...

After somewhat of a lull in tornado activity in recent days, that threat may kick into high gear starting late this week over part of the central United States.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A recent string of devastating tornadoes across the U.S. is underscoring a disturbing trend: while the total number of tornadoes each year is not significantly increasing ...

Family friends of Kristie and James Sexton, help look through the debris of Sexton's home after a tornado passed through the area, Saturday, May 17, 2025, in London, Ky. Large outbreaks of ...

“177 of those homes were completely destroyed, and 152 of them sustained major damage,” said Major Phillip Canning, general secretary for the Kentucky and Tennessee division of the Salvation Army.