It’s already been a brutally cold and snowy winter for the northeastern US, but what’s typically the region’s snowiest month is just getting started.

Tornado Alley has been expanding eastward as climate data shows the increased activity in tornadoes, damaging winds, and hail events.

The boundaries of Tornado Alley are shifting east, putting the Quad Cities at greater risk for severe storms and higher home insurance costs, experts say.

While most associate tornadoes or dust devils with spring, warmth and humidity, tornadoes can also occur during winter, even with snow and temperatures near freezing. These snow tornadoes are referred to as “snownadoes” and can take on several ...

Two EF-0 tornadoes touched down north of Plum Grove during Tuesday afternoon's storms in Liberty County, causing damage but no reported injuries, NWS said.