Moments before a direct tornado hit, teachers rushed kids into the safety of the bathroom at a church day care. They sang together, “This little light of mine” to calm down.

Bruce Kempton hunkered down in his bathtub as the EF3 tornado he saw coming and going tore apart his southern Michigan home.

ORLANDO, Fla. — The big story today is the rain and storms expected later this evening. A cold front is moving toward the area, bringing some much needed rainfall. Most locations should stay dry ...