A powerful tornado hit the city of Plevna in Reno County, causing extensive damage but no reported injuries or fatalities overnight on May 18 and 19.

Significant damage was reported in western and central Kansas early Monday morning after powerful storms produced tornadoes that damaged numerous homes and brought down trees and power line.

More than two dozen people were killed and dozens more injured as powerful tornadoes and severe storms ripped across Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, Kentucky, Virginia and even parts of the Washington, D.

Meteorologists with the NWS Paducah office have also confirmed several tornadoes in its region the afternoon and evening of May 16. Three tornadoes impacted western Kentucky, including an EF-3 tornado in Morganfield with winds of 155 mph, an EF-2 tornado in Allegre and an EF-2 tornado in Casky.

At least 28 people have been killed in storms that have pummeled the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions since Friday. Kentucky and Missouri have been hit particularly hard.

It's been 12 years since the historic, deadly Moore, Oklahoma, EF5 tornado. New research has given light as to why no U.S. tornado has achieved an EF5 rating since.

A tornado hit the town of Grinnell in Gove County, Kansas, causing significant damage and leaving many without power and gas.

31 homes were damaged after EF-1 tornado struck Gordon, Texas. Residents began cleanup efforts in the small town west of Fort Worth. TEXAS, USA — In the aftermath of a tornado that tore through a small North Texas town, residents are leaning on each other to recover — and rebuild.

Forecasters warned Monday that more tornados and storms were possible in the central U.S. as people from Texas to Kentucky cleaned up from severe weather that has killed more than two dozen people in four days.