But in 1887, the Signal Corps banned the use of the word “tornado” in weather reports. The reason, if there was one, appears to be lost to time.

PETERSBURG, Va. — No warning was issued before a tornado destroyed this city’s historic district Friday because no volunteer weather observers spotted it in time and because an updated … ...

On this day in 1948 near Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma, a big storm was brewing. Only days before, the base had been hit by an unexpected tornado, which caused over $10 million in damage. The ...

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Tornado sirens will be going off at noon Thursday. But residents don’t need to fear another approaching storm. Jonesboro E911 will be testing its tornado warning system.