A seventh straight day of powerful thunderstorms and significant severe weather is ahead from the Midwest to Deep South.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A recent string of devastating tornadoes across the U.S. is underscoring a disturbing trend: while the total number of tornadoes each year is not significantly increasing, the most destructive outbreaks are becoming more frequent, more intense, and more clustered.

This after an estimated 21 tornadoes were reported on May 18. Tornadoes damaged homes just before 7 p.m. local time at Grinnell, along Interstate 70 in northeast Kansas, and just before midnight in the area of Plevna in south-central Kansas, the weather service said. No injuries were reported.

More severe storms are expected to roll across the central U.S. this week following the weather-related deaths of more than two dozen people

Climate and weather scientists have seen the location of the traditional "tornado alley" shift east and another one form to the southeast.

Tornadoes threaten huge swaths of the U.S. this weekend amid a season already marked by unusually high storm activity, even as the National Weather Service faces budget cuts likely to impede its ability to respond to severe weather.

Three tornadoes, with the strongest being an EF-1, struck Southeast Michigan, causing tree damage and affecting buildings.

Confirmed tornadoes in St. Louis kill five, injure dozens, and damage thousands of structures, leaving over 80,000 without power.

After weeks of relentless severe weather, it’s going to be weirdly calm in parts of the United States and particularly in the central region — at least for now.

Here’s what to understand about recent tornado activity in Kentucky. No. The region is often loosely defined, but the core of Tornado Alley encompasses Midwestern states such as South Dakota ...

The National Weather Service issued an urgent alert via their official Twitter account, @NWSTornado, warning of a tornado emergency in effect until 7:00 PM CDT due to severe weather conditions. The alert stated,