Waco Tornado News Today

With sirens blaring in Killeen and cellphones buzzing with weather alerts, a troubling storm system veered up the western edge of the Killeen-Copperas Cove area on Friday morning.

Dallas-Fort Worth is in the middle of its Tornado season. How dangerous can twisters be?

Dallas-Fort Worth is in the middle of its Tornado season. How dangerous can twisters be?

Since the year 1950, there have been more than 9,600 tornadoes that have touched down in Texas, causing nearly $7 billion in damages, more than 500 deaths and over 9,000 people injured, according to the El Paso Times' Tornado Archive.

KWTX Chief Meteorologist Brady Taylor is reflecting on the process of working a full year to put together a one-hour documentary marking the 70th anniversary of the deadly Waco Tornado on May 11, 1953.

Reports say the Alico Building swayed between several inches up to six feet when the 1953 tornado struck.

Referred to as the “Monster from the Sky,” a powerful F-5 tornado struck the heart of downtown Waco around 4:40 p.m. on May 11, 1953, killing 114 and leaving another 600 injured.

Referred to as the “Monster from the Sky,” a powerful F-5 tornado struck the heart of downtown Waco around 4:40 p.m. on May 11, 1953, killing 114 and leaving another 600 injured.

A look back at some of the most significant tornadoes Texas has had in history.

May 11, 2021, marks 68 years since the deadly Waco Tornado that ripped through downtown.