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Nashville, TN – A line of severe storms crossed the region during the night, producing tornados that killed three people in Teneessee.Two died in a mobile…

The state straddles Tornado Alley and has had a number of especially strong twisters leave a path of death and destruction in their wake.

Tornado strength is currently measured on what is called the Enhanced Fujita Scale, which gives the tornado a rating from 0 to 5 based on estimated wind speeds and the severity of the damage.

Much of our region is under a tornado watch today. Two waves of storms are expected, bringing a threat of severe storms and tornadoes. Some areas are…

A cleanup is under way in the suburbs of Nashville, where at least 12 people died Friday in a new round of tornadoes. More than 160 houses were either damaged or destroyed. Funerals were held elsewhere in the state for victims of earlier storms that left 24 dead.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Emily Wagster Pettus of The Associated Press about a rare, long-track tornado that left a trail of devastation across western Mississippi on Friday night.

Monday's tornado tore through parts of Oklahoma City at 200 miles per hour and killed at least 24 people. Many more are missing orinjured. Guest host Jennifer Ludden talks to KOSU reporter Michael Cross and to meteorologist Paul Douglas about why it's so hard to track tornadoes.

Scenes of destroyed homes and businesses were common following the recent Oklahoma tornadoes. David Prevatt, a structural engineer at the University of Florida, says that improving resistance to tornadoes will require better building materials and techniques, plus a strong dose of political will.