Then you have the Midwest, nicknamed “Tornado Alley” due to its frequent encounters with deadly, destructive twisters. Then ...
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 ...
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 ...
A tornado touched down south of Port Orchard just before 2 p.m. Tuesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed. The tornado was rated as an EF-2 with wind speeds up to 120-130 mph, according to ...
Most tornadoes in Oklahoma occur in the spring, but tornadoes can happen every month of the year, including January. Oklahoma ...
MIKE MOSS SAYS: Tina, Once a thunderstorm produces a tornado, it becomes severe by default whether it satisfies the other criteria for severe storms (hail of .75 inch or greater diameter and/or wind ...
The deaths Friday of veteran storm chaser Tim Samaras, his son Paul and their friend Carl Young when a tornado near El Reno, Okla., pummeled their vehicle has raised some questions: -- Why do storm ...
America’s tornado hot spots are shifting. Experts say this might be why - Last summer saw the most destructive tornado in 12 years ...
AGUADA, Puerto Rico (WFLA) – A “short-lived tornado” formed over Aguada, Puerto Rico, Sunday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. Residents captured footage of the tornado, which ...