Alvin ISD said it's too early to tell what's next for the elementary school. Crews are on site working around the clock to clean up debris and assess the damage left behind by the EF-2 tornado.

Subatomic particles called muons could measure pressure changes in supercell thunderstorms and the twisters they kick up.

Iowa experienced a record number of tornadoes in 2024, with a total of 125 touching down in the year. See the National Weather Service's recap.

On Jan. 10, 1975, an EF-3 twister struck Alabama and tore Pell City apart. It was one of 13 tornadoes that day.