Winter winds brought deadly surf conditions to western states and tornadoes to Texas as parts of the US faced holiday weather.

A "tornado" left a trail of destruction when it struck coastal villages in Hampshire. People in Barton-on-Sea and Ashley were woken by howling winds and lashing rain in the early hours of Friday.

Meanwhile, storms across parts of Texas prompted tornado sightings and flight delays ... to reports that an adult man had been swept out to sea on Monday. Rescue officials were forced to call ...

Tornado damages 21 homes in Peniche; Heavy rain and wind causes damages throughout country on Sunday. Peniche torado most serious ...

Learners at Seatides Combined School have been encouraged to not lose focus after the school suffered infrastructural damage caused by a mini tornado that hit parts of the KZN North Coast last month.