However, the National Weather Service ranks the Joplin tornado as the deadliest since modern record-keeping began in 1950. Overall, 2011 was the fourth deadliest tornado year in U.S. history ...

The Paducah, Kentucky, office of the weather service said tornadoes were on the ground for a total of 183 miles for the event, which ranks it second in its coverage area's history, trailing only ...

This week’s storms hit exactly 100 years after a massive tornado system that still ranks as the deadliest twister in U.S. history roared across the lower Midwest.

It ranks as the nation’s third largest-third outbreak for total number of tornadoes. Several larger outbreaks, often referred to as “super outbreaks,” have caused more destruction and deaths ...

warning systems and the way communities prepare for future tornadoes. June 1990 still ranks as the most tornadoes in a month for Indiana at 44, and it's due in large part to the single-day record from ...