Tennessee ‘hero’ dog dies after saving family from deadly tornado

A family's dog barked incessantly and woke them up just before a tornado ripped apart their home, giving them time to shelter in their laundry room.

Historic flooding hits Mississippi, Tennessee with more drenching rains expected

Forecasters said heavy rains were expected in a band from eastern Louisiana across central parts of Mississippi and Alabama and into far west Georgia.

First business reopens in North Dallas shopping center heavily damaged by October tornado

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson met with other leaders on Wednesday to discuss what to do with money donated to tornado victims as the first business in a damaged shopping center has reopened.

Strong winds flip 18-wheeler in Irving, damage hotel in Las Colinas

The driver of an 18-wheeler said strong winds from Friday's storms flipped his vehicle onto its side while he was driving on 635.

Several North Texas schools let out early Friday ahead of severe weather threat

The severe weather threat forecasted for Friday has left many with flashbacks of what could happen, like the damage from October's storms that brought tornadoes.

Threat increases Friday for damaging winds, hail and tornadoes across North Texas

The risk of severe weather for North Texas on Friday has grown, bringing chances of damaging wind gusts, large hail, isolated tornadoes and some flash flooding.

Smoke from Australian bushfires reaches South America, UN reports

The fires have caused hazardous air quality in major cities throughout Australia and part of New Zealand, and now the smoke has drifted thousands of kilometers across the Pacific Ocean, first reaching Argentina and Chile Monday.

Christmas typhoon leaves 20 dead in Philippines

A typhoon struck the Philippines on Christmas, killing at least 20 and forcing thousands to flee their homes.

Louisiana: Apparent twister destroys buildings, 1 dead

At least one person was killed Monday as strong storms left a trail of smashed buildings, splintered trees and downed power lines in Louisiana, and forecasters said more states were in the bullseye.