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After a tornado destroyed Skateworld in 2023, some feared the beloved skating rink would not reopen, but it has returned ...

Houston and surrounding counties can’t seem to catch a break from severe weather in 2024. From January to December, this year has brought round after round of damaging wind, hail and tornadoes ...

An EF1 tornado with 90-mph winds tore through an area southwest of Houston, causing structural damage to some homes, a storm survey team from the National Weather Service confirmed Friday night ...

HOUSTON — Severe weather moved through the Houston area Saturday, the second time in three days that storms producing funnel clouds and tornadoes were captured on video. Tornado-warned storms ...

HOUSTON — The National Weather Service on Friday confirmed that five tornadoes touched down in the Houston area a day after Christmas. Those tornadoes were from a system that moved across the ...

A strong storm system is threatening to whip up tornadoes in parts of the U.S. Southeast, a day after severe weather claimed at least two lives as twisters touched down in Texas and Mississippi.

Here's what to know about the deadly flooding, the colossal weather system that drove it and ongoing efforts to identify ...

The storm that pounded Houston, the fourth-largest U.S. city, caused between at least $5 billion worth of damage, AccuWeather preliminarily reports.

HOUSTON – Several tornadoes tore across southeast Texas on Saturday, one of which claimed a woman’s life in Brazoria County. CLOSER LOOK: Haunting photos, videos reveal devastating tornado ...

HOUSTON — A strong line of storms moved through Southeast Texas Thursday, bringing with it reports of tornadoes and plenty of video on social media showing them. The first tornado was reported ...

HOUSTON — Severe weather moved through the Houston area Saturday, the second time in three days that storms producing funnel clouds and tornadoes were captured on video. Tornado-warned storms ...