Not all thunderstorms can produce tornadoes - only about 30% of supercell thunderstorms actually spawn these rotating columns of air. Supercells are severe thunderstorms with intense, rotating ...

Storm-chasing for science can be exciting and stressful – we know, because we do it. It has also been essential for developing today’s understanding of how tornadoes form and how they behave. In 1996 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Spring in Michigan brings with it the chance for severe weather in the form of thunderstorms, high winds and tornadoes. Tornadoes are primarily produced in two different ways: ...

Nearly 900 tornadoes have torn through more than 30 states so far this year, killing dozens of people, shredding buildings and landscapes across big chunks of the Eastern U.S., and costing billions.

What are differences between a tornado watch, warning and emergency? The weather service’s Storm Prediction Center issues a tornado watch in an area, up to 10 hours ahead of a storm, when conditions ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y.- Today, we continue our discussion about tornadoes—one of nature’s most intense storms. Fortunately, Western New York does not experience them often. On average, New York State sees ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) – During the devastating wildfires impacting several areas in Los Angeles, California, video taken by KTLA from the Palisades fires shows fire tornadoes or fire whirls forming.

Jet streams play a key role in how tornadoes are formed. When it comes to tornadoes, you’ve seen them, and you’ve seen what they can do. But do you really know how a tornado forms into that monstrous ...

A spinning fire vortex spotted on video Friday among the flames in a raging Pacific Palisades wildfire looks similar to a tornado, but scientists are still examining whether it was a rare fire tornado ...

Texas has a long and storied history with tornadoes and they have been a part of the fabric of life for people living in the Central and Great Plains. Despite the familiarity the Lone Star State has ...