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The tornado is part of a system of severe weather threatening some 57 million Americans, while extreme heat puts more than 100 million Americans at risk. A powerful tornado ripped through central North Carolina for more than a dozen miles on Wednesday, destroying homes and injuring residents, according to officials. The National Weather Service said early Thursday that a preliminary damage survey indicates the tornado was an EF3, with peak winds up to 150 miles per hour. It's the first EF3 tornado ever observed in central North Carolina in the month of July and the strongest twister for this time of year on record in the state. The National Weather Service currently uses the Enhanced Fujita scale to rate tornado intensity based on wind speeds and the severity of the damage caused. The scale has six intensity categories from zero to five (EF0, EF1, EF2, EF3, EF4 and EF5), representing increasing wind speeds and degrees of damage. There is also an unknown category (EFU) for tornado ...

The severe weather outbreak over the weekend spawned at least 20 reported tornadoes across three states -- Iowa, Michigan and Indiana. More than half a million customers were without power in the United States early Monday after a weekend of deadly tornado es and severe thunder storms . The severe weather outbreak over the weekend spawned at least 20 reported tornadoes across three Midwestern states -- Iowa, Michigan and Indiana. On Sunday alone, there were four reported tornadoes in Indiana, killing at least one person and damaging or destroyed dozens of homes, according to local authorities. Another person was killed in Georgia's Fulton County by a falling tree, local authorities said. MORE: Multiple tornadoes confirmed as severe weather threats continue for much of the country Meanwhile, thunderstorm winds brought down trees in multiple areas southwest of Knoxville, Tennessee, and baseball-sized hail was spotted 35 miles northwest of Indianapolis, Indiana. Overall, a potent lin...

One person has been killed and 18 others injured from severe storms and a reported tornado in Jasper County, Mississippi, officials said. One person has been killed and 18 others injured from severe storms, including a reported tornado , in Jasper County, Mississippi, officials said. Twenty to 30 homes were "majorly affected or destroyed," Hudson Jenkins, director of Jasper County Emergency Management, told ABC News. MORE: Extreme heat safety tips: What to know about heat stroke vs. heat exhaustion The reported twister in Jasper County was one of 17 tornado es reported over the weekend across Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Oregon and Colorado. More severe weather is expected Monday from New Orleans to Columbus, Georgia, to Tallahassee and Jacksonville, Florida. Damaging winds will be the biggest threat, but a few tornado es cannot be ruled out Meanwhile, record-high temperatures are baking the South. Fernando Aguilar, from El Salvador, carries his e...

As Laguna Heights, Texas, was picking up the pieces Sunday from a tornado that touched down Saturday, an ABC News crew rescued a dog trapped underneath a damaged home. As the small Texas town of Laguna Heights was picking up the pieces Sunday from the devastation caused by a tornado that touched down Saturday, killing one person and injuring multiple others, an ABC News crew sprang into action and rescued a dog trapped underneath a damaged home. When an ABC News crew was setting up equipment around dawn Sunday amidst a heavily damaged neighborhood in the Rio Grande Valley town 24 miles east of Brownsville, two members of its security detail heard the cries of the animal coming from under a home. The crew called animal control, but instead of waiting for officers to respond, ABC News sound technician Jim Gower found a shovel nearby and started digging. ABC News sound technician Jim Gower grabbed a nearby shovel and started digging out a dog trapped under a damaged home on May 14, 2023...