Major cleanup efforts are underway in counties to the west of the metroplex after severe storms spawned tornadoes Saturday night.

Right after a tornado ripped through the property owned by the Schrick family in Millsap on Saturday, they were out assessing the damage.

NBC 5 Meteorologist Kevan Smith asks what that object at the end of the traffic signal arms does.

NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks which front moves the fastest.

NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks where stronger wind gusts can be found.

NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks what makes supercell thunderstorms unique.

NBC 5 Meteorologist Kevan Smith tells us about new planets discovered over 130 light-years from Earth.

A layer of warm air aloft is known as a temperature inversion. NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks how it can affect thunder.

NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks what is the average lead time for a tornado warning in the United States.

This event will be visible in the North Texas sky for a week.

NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks what effect makes things like planes or air currents appear to curve to the right in the Northern Hemisphere.

The National Weather Service says an EF-0 tornado touched down in Van Zandt County on Friday and stayed on the ground for about nine miles.

NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks which specific weather event Texas ranks first compared to other states with an average 139 per year.