- Heavy rain floods downtown Whiteville forcing local businesses to deal with damage again
- New legislative panels will investigate “facts and circumstances” of deadly Central Texas floods
- Springfield Middle School fully reopens next week, a year after devastating EF3 tornado
- Dozens rescued as remnants of typhoon hits Alaska while nor’easter brings flooding to East Coast
- New Jersey declares emergency as nor’easter approaches, while Alaska flooding carries away homes
Why are tornadoes still so hard to predict?

There can be a line of thunderstorms in an environment that looks favorable for tornadoes — but one storm might produce a tornado while the others don’t.