The horror of the Joplin tornado is the subject of a new documentary film, released nearly 14 years after the twister struck ...

Before we go any further, though, Galveston already has a great mascot in Ball High School's Tuffy the Tornado. Tuffy's precise origins are unclear; perhaps a hurricane was too on the nose.

Six school buildings were destroyed, including the high school ... the school’s mascot. During the first home football game after the tornado, a single eagle flew over the football field ...