tornado
may 1
Fatality toll from Southern tornadoes hits 337; becomes 2nd-deadliest outbreak in US history ABC News
The last time more people were killed in a series of tornadoes in the United States was March 18, 1925, when almost 700 died in a storm that raged through Illinois, Indiana and Missouri. NYTimes Front Page
Across the South, in thousands of homes like the Fords', the hours of repeated tornado warnings had seeded a strange kind of tension: well-founded and very real fears pushing up hard against a tempting illusion — one encouraged by the momentarily gentle afternoon weather and unexpected free time — that the state of alert might turn out to be nothing at all. MSNBC Top Headlines
Wednesday's tornadoes marked the second-deadliest day of twisters in U.S. history, leaving 342 people dead across seven states — including 250 in Alabama. ABC News Top Stories
There, students had more important things to worry about after a huge tornado flattened parts of the town on Wednesday, killing some students. Reuters US News
The devastation left in the wake of last Wednesday night 's tornadoes is mind-numbing. Huffington Post Full Feed
The tornado that destroyed Hackleburg attacked the little town 's first line of defense. LA Times National News
Still, it 's getting old for tornado victim Benjamin Alford and his family. LA Times National News
may 24
More people have died in tornadoes in 2011 than in the past seven years combined. Slate
But snapping an image of the tornado itself is trickier. Slate
Jonathan Elliott had heard the tornado sirens blaring outside St. John 's Regional Medical Center for about a half-hour when things suddenly took a terrifying turn. MSNBC Top Headlines
The devastation of Joplin, MO has led to a super-storm of media stories on the link between climate change and extreme weather, including tornadoes. Think Progress
Seven survivors have been rescued in the deadly tornado 's aftermath. ABC News US
A woman removes a rifle from the debris of a destroyed home after a devastating tornado hit Joplin, Missouri May 23, 2011. Reuters Top News
Jay Nixon says authorities have found another 10 people alive in the wreckage left by a tornado that killed 116, bringing the number of rescued survivors to 17. Seattle Times full feed
Rescue crews dug through piles of splintered houses and crushed cars Monday in a search for victims of a half-mile-wide tornado that killed at least 116 people when it blasted much of this Missouri town off the map and slammed straight into its hospital. San Francisco Chronicle
may 25
Bob Dylan's famous voice accompanies images of tornado 's destruction. ABC News Top Stories
Searchers fought the clock because anybody still alive after the deadliest single tornado in 60 years was losing precious strength two days after the disaster. ABC News US
Authorities say a series of tornadoes that rolled through Oklahoma City and its suburbs at rush hour have killed at least four people and critically injured at least three children. ABC News US
Kyl said he would give the $3,000 he received to the American Red Cross to help with tornado relief. Huffington Post Full Feed
New storm system threatens South just days after deadliest tornado in 60 years. ABC News US
Josh Ramsey looks through the rubble of what is left of his mother-in-law 's home following a tornado Monday, May 23, 2011, in Joplin, Mo. VOA US News
KOCO weather reporter stunned as a tornado forms during live newscast. ABC News US
A massive tornado killed at least 118 people in Missouri. Reuters Politics
Ken Haebaum stands in his mud-splattered kitchen after a tornado ripped through the Falcon Lake area of Piedmont, Oklahoma May 24, 2011. Reuters US News
As the death toll in Joplin rose to at least 122, another line of severe thunderstorms spawned tornadoes in Oklahoma and Kansas that killed at least six people. The Oregonian
