During a tornado, seek shelter in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor, away from windows. If driving, do not try to outrun a tornado; instead, find a sturdy building or lie flat in a ...

I’ve chased a lot of tornadoes in my day. I’ve intercepted 60, lost nine windshields to giant hail and driven close to 100,000 miles. In March, I found DVD-size hail near Buckingham, Illinois — larger ...