When severe weather hits the United States, there are ways people across the country can prepare for the potential impact of hail, rain, damaging winds and more.

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Ohio’s peak tornado season is during the months of April through July, but severe weather can come at any time.

Tornadoes can form in minutes, leaving little time to prepare. Knowing the difference between alerts and having a safety plan ...

The National Weather Service's Hazard Simplification Project aims to make weather alerts less confusing and more ...

Warnings are issued by your local forecast office. Warnings typically encompass a much smaller area (around the size of a city or small county) that may be impacted by a tornado identified by a ...

When rain starts to fall, people immediately look to the weather radar to see how long it will last. But when severe weather ...

Continue to listen to local news or a NOAA Weather Radio to stay updated about tornado watches and warnings. If you are indoors: If you are in a tornado warning, go to your basement, safe room or ...

Rain remained heavy in Jackson. Visibility was very low on area roads. Earlier, the NWS announced that tornado warnings were issued for "Northwestern Yazoo County in Central Mississippi ...

Real-time severe weather updates from the Townsquare Media Weather Center. The National Weather Service in Birmingham has ...

While most NWS warnings provide about 10 to 20 minutes of lead time, you may not have that much time if a severe thunderstorm or tornado has just developed. Do not waste time looking out the ...