Emily Robertson reunites with one of her cats as she looks for personal belongings in the damage after a tornado passed through where two people lost their lives, Mar. 16, 2025, in Plantersville, Ala.

The tornado is part of a severe weather system that spawned tornadoes in Wisconsin, downed trees, left thousands without power in the Great Lakes region and brought a punishing heat wave to Texas.

According to Amarillo’s National Weather Service office, this tornado season hasn’t been terribly unusual in terms of the ...