Powerful Tornado Carves Through Union Center, Wisconsin
A second day of severe thunderstorms brought a new round of tornadoes to Iowa, Oklahoma and Wisconsin. One powerful twister tore through the town of Union Center, flattening homes.
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Severe Weather, Including Tornadoes, Flooding Rain, Will Hammer Parts Of The Plains, Midwest This Week
Typical for April, severe thunderstorms will plague parts of the Plains and Midwest through Saturday with hail, wind, tornadoes and flooding rain. Here's our latest forecast.
Twilight Tornado In Minnesota As Huge Hail Rains Down
Storm chasers captured dramatic video as a tornado raced across open fields near Truman, Minnesota, on Monday evening. Hail as big as golf balls and baseballs blanketed the ground and created fog across parts of Martin and Cottonwood counties.
A Rare Comet Is Coming — And You Won't Need A Telescope To See It Light Up The Sky
Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) is brightening as it approaches Earth and should be visible to the naked eye between April 13 and 15, appearing low on the eastern horizon before sunrise. Peak viewing comes around April 17 during a new moon, with the comet making its closest approach to Earth on April 27.
Typhoon Sinlaku Leaves Widespread Damage On US Islands
Super Typhoon Sinlaku, the strongest tropical cyclone on Earth this year, tore across the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory, on Tuesday and Wednesday. It had sustained winds of 150 mph when it made landfall. Preliminary reports mention flooding, uprooted trees and downed power lines across Saipan and Tinian islands. There were no reports of deaths.
