The tornado reached peak winds of 110 miles per hour, carving a path of destruction that stretched 2.4 miles with a maximum width of 600 yards.

Severe weather rolled through Sabinal late Tuesday night. At its peak, American Electric Power (AEP) Texas said 35% of the city’s residents had lost power.

A devastating EF-1 tornado hit Great Valley with 110 mph winds and severe damage, as residents start to clear debris and assess the impact.

The tornado was on the ground for approximately 12 minutes from 1:03-1:15 PM MDT and remained nearly stationary. Dwellings and outbuildings in the area sustained a mix of fire and wind damage.

If you have broken tree limbs, roof damage, or lost power during a thunderstorm, you may think your house was hit by a tornado. But the far more likely culprit is thunderstorm wind damage, often ...

Hail and high winds were buffeting north Texas, where just before midnight on Monday, powerful winds from a likely tornado flipped three semi-trailers over on Interstate 35 in the driving rain ...

When the NWS sends a crew to survey damage is to determine if it was truly from a tornado or just thunderstorm wind. They do this by looking at the direction of fallen trees and debris.

While tornadoes tend to get the headlines, it is worth noting that straight-line winds can exceed 100 miles per hour and cause comparable destruction. The key difference lies in the damage pattern.

The National Weather Service out of Binghamton, NY confirms a tornado touched down in Clark Mills, NY early Sunday morning.