ATLANTA (AP) — The Portland Trail Blazers got a bit of a scare before their game against the Atlanta Hawks when a tornado warning forced them to evacuate their hotel rooms.

A tornado watch was in effect for portions of central Alabama and central Georgia as a warning was issued for portions of the Atlanta metro area.

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A large and destructive tornado touched down in Tupelo, Mississippi, Sunday night, according to a series of tweets from the National Weather Service in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Thirteen minutes is the average time between the detection of a tornado forming to when it touches down on the ground. Now, researchers at four universities are working on to improve tornado warnings by using drones. Tony Dokoupil reports.

Tornado survivors often describe how the powerful storms seemingly come out of nowhere. While advances have been made in detecting tornadoes, forecasters are still unable to predict exactly when and where a twister will touch down. Researchers at four univers…

Softball-size hail punched through roofs and into homes, and the damage will almost certainly have a price tag topping $1 billion.

A Tornado Watch is in effect in parts of south central Texas through 5 a.m. local time Thursday, the National Weather Service said.

After hammering parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Colorado Tuesday, intense storms were expected from Texas to Indiana Wednesday.

Some areas in the Northeast will come close to 90 degrees Wednesday.

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More than 320 died in the twister barrage, which featured 15 EF4 and EF5 tornadoes.

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Some of the wind chills Wednesday morning are in the teens and single digits.

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Severe weather washed out several Fourth of July celebrations in the East. Kentucky was one of the hardest-hit areas, with more than a third of the state under a severe thunderstorm warning for most of the day. The National Weather Service will inspect destru…

Two dozen deaths occurred, and Raleigh was placed under a ‘tornado emergency’

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RT @NWStornado: Tornado Warning continues for Scotland Neck NC until 1:30 PM EDT https://t.co/hmvi00nfgn

RT @NWStornado: Tornado Warning continues for Scotland Neck NC until 1:30 PM EDT https://t.co/hmvi00nfgn

RT @NWStornado: Tornado Warning continues for Scotland Neck NC, Whitakers NC and Palmyra NC until 1:30 PM EDT https://t.co/XatjnMQusO

RT @NWStornado: Tornado Warning continues for Scotland Neck NC until 1:30 PM EDT https://t.co/hmvi00nfgn

RT @NWStornado: Tornado Warning continues for Scotland Neck NC and Palmyra NC until 1:30 PM EDT https://t.co/9NO60SKCUn

RT @NWStornado: Tornado Warning continues for Scotland Neck NC and Palmyra NC until 1:30 PM EDT https://t.co/lLBo9gXHB9

RT @NWStornado: Tornado Warning continues for Scotland Neck NC and Palmyra NC until 1:30 PM EDT https://t.co/dapRB5y76F

RT @NWStornado: Tornado Warning continues for Scotland Neck NC until 1:30 PM EDT https://t.co/hmvi00nfgn

RT @NWStornado: Tornado Warning continues for Scotland Neck NC, Whitakers NC and Palmyra NC until 1:30 PM EDT https://t.co/9DBEk03zEH

NWStornado: Tornado Warning continues for Scotland Neck NC until 1:30 PM EDT https://t.co/9BY4RvuEyL

RT @NWStornado: Tornado Warning continues for Scotland Neck NC until 1:30 PM EDT https://t.co/hmvi00nfgn

Tornado Warning continues for Scotland Neck NC and Palmyra NC until 1:30 PM EDT TAKE COVER NOW IN NORTH CAROLINA, TORNADO ON THE GROUND!!!!! https://t.co/Ah8YE7uCMK

RT @NWStornado: Tornado Warning continues for Scotland Neck NC until 1:30 PM EDT https://t.co/hmvi00nfgn

RT @NWSRaleigh: Tornado Warning continues for Scotland Neck NC until 1:30 PM EDT https://t.co/XzRMsRiPue

RT @NWStornado: Tornado Warning continues for Scotland Neck NC until 1:30 PM EDT https://t.co/hmvi00nfgn

RT @NWStornado: Tornado Warning continues for Scotland Neck NC and Palmyra NC until 1:30 PM EDT https://t.co/dapRB5y76F

RT @NWStornado: Tornado Warning continues for Scotland Neck NC and Palmyra NC until 1:30 PM EDT https://t.co/dapRB5y76F

RT @NWStornado: Tornado Warning continues for Scotland Neck NC until 1:30 PM EDT https://t.co/hmvi00nfgn

RT @NWStornado: Tornado Warning continues for Scotland Neck NC until 1:30 PM EDT https://t.co/hmvi00nfgn

RT @catwheezie: We're under tornado warning right now and I looked out my window and saw this. What CATegory tornado is this? https://t.co/…

I guess the tornado sirens were all for naught yesterday: https://t.co/jaGBNqcm5Q

RT @equine__dentist: beautiful women named tornado warning seek shelter are messaging me

On Sunday, flood and tornado watches were issued for Grafton (and other) county(ies) for much of the day [N.B.: the D incorrectly refers to a "tornado warning" in the final paragraph - no "warning" issued, merely a watch] – https://t.co/x2QmksUykV

RT @NWStornado: Tornado Warning continues for Clark County, KS, Ford County, KS, Kiowa County, KS until 6:45 PM CDT https://t.co/q0zi62bHpP

RT @NWStornado: Tornado Warning continues for Clark County, KS, Ford County, KS, Kiowa County, KS until 6:45 PM CDT https://t.co/q0zi62bHpP

A tornado warning for Edwards, Ford and Kiowa counties has now been extended to 6:45 p.m. Here are a few storm shots that led to the warning. https://t.co/0SB3JVOWRC #storm12 #kwch12 #kswx https://t.co/4c0Ze2lrxj

RT @NWStornado: Tornado Warning continues for Clark County, KS, Ford County, KS, Kiowa County, KS until 6:45 PM CDT https://t.co/q0zi62bHpP

RT @NWStornado: Tornado Warning continues for Clark County, KS, Ford County, KS, Kiowa County, KS until 6:45 PM CDT https://t.co/q0zi62bHpP

Tornado Warning continues for Clark County, KS, Ford County, KS, Kiowa County, KS until 6:45 PM CDT https://t.co/altGXGhTxS

Tornado Warning continues for Clark County, KS, Ford County, KS, Kiowa County, KS until 6:45 PM CDT https://t.co/q0zi62bHpP

DDC continues Tornado Warning [tornado: RADAR INDICATED, hail: 2.50 IN] for Clark, Ford, Kiowa [KS] till 6:45 PM CDT https://t.co/wNW9iwlFP1 https://t.co/owACQYD2lz

RT @Iembot_pds: DDC continues Severe Thunderstorm Warning [tornado: POSSIBLE, damage threat: DESTRUCTIVE, wind: 80 MPH (RADAR INDICATED), h…

DDC continues Severe Thunderstorm Warning [tornado: POSSIBLE, damage threat: DESTRUCTIVE, wind: 80 MPH (RADAR INDICATED), hail: 2.50 IN (RADAR INDICATED)] for Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa [KS] till 7:15 PM CDT https://t.co/XXCHjgUzls https://t.co/3hXrOPc5Kg

DDC continues Severe Thunderstorm Warning [tornado: POSSIBLE, damage threat: DESTRUCTIVE, wind: 80 MPH (RADAR INDICATED), hail: 2.50 IN (RADAR INDICATED)] for Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Kiowa [KS] till 7:15 PM CDT https://t.co/cfXygd8pxs https://t.co/ZD3w3Z2cR0

RT @NWStornado: Tornado Warning continues for Bucklin KS until 6:45 PM CDT https://t.co/Wd0tUaewYt

tornado warning? yeah go ahead and tell his ass im coming for him

RT @NWStornado: Tornado Warning including Bucklin KS until 6:45 PM CDT https://t.co/rmDujhYJQ0

RT @KYWNewsradio: Video shows a portion of Route 532 just east of Meadowview Drive and before Stonebridge Crossing Road. Story: https://t.c…

RT @greg_scott84: Summer skies and a tornado warning near High River, AB. Producing golf ball-sized hail. https://t.co/KKsrHTSlsL

RT @KWCH12: TORNADO WARNING: Bret Schaller sent in this video of this funnel cloud lowering between Kinsley and Offerle. A tornado warning…