As many as 44 tornadoes were reported across seven states, with major damage reported in Texas and Mississippi.
The U.S. recorded the most tornadoes in at least a decade this year. Researchers are trying to figure out why.
Editor's note: Follow USA TODAY's coverage of severe weather ... one of the busiest travel periods of the year. A day after tornadoes broke out across Texas and Louisiana, a stretch of the ...
The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for the Houston metro area and parts of Louisiana on Thursday. The watch was issued at around 11:30 a.m. local time and will run until at least ...