Tennessee leads the nation in the number of nocturnal tornadoes that destroy buildings and ranks among the top states for total deaths.

The year’s first deadly US tornado struck after dark Thursday, killing two people in a small East Tennessee community as the first of five back-to-back, jet stream-driven winter storms pummeled the ...

Storms and heavy rains moved into Middle Tennessee Thursday morning. According to the National Weather Service, some areas could see rainfall amounts as high as ten inches through Sunday.

East Nashville has been struck by storms before; it was transformed after deadly tornadoes struck two decades ago. Its recovery mirrored a broader boom across the entire metropolitan area, whose ...