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Flooding is the deadliest natural disaster facing Oklahomans, a threat far greater than tornadoes. In the United States, flooding kills an average of 103 people a year. Tornadoes, however, caused 48 deaths on average during the same period, according to the National Weather Service.
The 2025 tornado season is the most active in the United States in more than a decade, with more preliminary tornado reports by the end of June than in any year since 2011.
After the catastrophic flash flooding in central Texas on July 4, 2025, users online claimed that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration was ultimately to blame for the flood's 100 deaths due to staffing cuts at the National Weather Service.
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MyStateline.com on MSNMany Winnebago County tornado sirens out of service, residents urged to sign up for alertsResidents in Winnebago County are raising concerns after learning that many of the county’s tornado sirens aren’t working.
The Red & Black compiles a weekly roundup of shows and events for the upcoming weekend. This weekend includes Texas Tornadoes, David Nail and the Cura grand opening.
"A lot of the weather forecast offices now are not operating at full complement of staff," said the former lead of NOAA.
Texas couple Doug and Elizabeth Fuller clung to a cedar post for four hours while their house was washed away in the devastating floods in the region on July 4. Doug tells PEOPLE the roaring floodwaters 'sounded like a freight train and tornado fighting.
Climate change is making severe storms worse, heightening the need for the development of advanced forecasting models, but severe storm research is on the chopping block.
Tornado damages homes in Texas as ice storms kill at least 6 on the roads Record highs were expected on the East Coast as a winter storm crawled across the U.S. February 20, 2018