After deadly storms scourged the Heartland, volunteers are gathering from across the area to help with relief and recovery efforts.The American Red Cross currently has shelters set up in parts of Missouri:The Red Cross says if you or someone you know needs assistance,

The weather cut a swathe of destruction across an area of the country that is home to more than 100 million people.

On Monday, 8 million people were under winter storm watches and warnings, although the storms' impacts were less severe than those over the weekend.

The deadliest twister in recorded U.S. history struck 100 years ago Tuesday, touching down in southeastern Missouri and tearing up everything in its 219-mile (352-kilometer) path for nearly four hours through southern Illinois and into Indiana.

Tuesday will mark a somber anniversary, as it will be 100 years since the deadliest tornado in the country’s history hit Illinois.

From Logan School's top floor, 11-year-old Othella Silvey should have been able to see her house easily — it was less than two blocks away. But after a monstrous tornado ripped through the Illinois town of Murphysboro on March 18,