Funding cuts and looming layoffs at the National Weather Service have Oklahomans on edge as tornado season approaches. Hundreds gathered at the state capitol Friday afternoon, brandishing signs supporting NOAA,

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has confirmed an EF-0 tornado with estimated peak winds of 75-85 mph touched down in Gloucester County Wednesday afternoon.

The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado occurred following Wednesday's severe weather outbreak. The EF 1 tornado began in close proximity of Porter Ridge High School in Indian Trail, North Carolina,

Nearly 10 million people living in communities across North and South Carolina are bracing for tornadoes, as a series of deadly storms that already wreaked havoc in the South the day before is barreling toward the Eastern Seaboard.

Oklahoma is in the heart of the states traditionally labeled "Tornado Alley." But over five decades, tornado frequency has increased in other areas.

Researches found little evidence that tornadoes were getting weaker. Instead, it appears that a subjective tornado grading system is to blame.

NWS suggested tornadoes are possible, with wind gusts to 75 mph and isolated storms with large hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter.