According to the National Weather Service, tornadoes are the second leading cause of death from severe weather in the United States. In this web story, we’ll look at how tornadoes form, how strong ...

Tornadoes are vertical funnels of rapidly spinning air. Their winds may top 250 miles an hour and can clear a pathway a mile wide and 50 miles long. Twisters are born in thunderstorms and are often ...

Footage captured by a Michigan resident shows a tornado taking shape in Three Rivers as powerful storms moved through the region ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – Following last week’s three confirmed tornadoes, I figured we should continue the conversation for this week’s WEATHER WEDNESDAY and specifically explore the question: How does a ...

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 ...

Last year, tornadoes killed 68 people. The deadliest single storm hit Somerset–London, Kentucky on May 16, killing 19. A separate outbreak across Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, ...

A tornado watch has been issued for Tallahassee and South Georgia as a line of severe storms approaches Tallahassee.

Although the number of days that there is a tornado in the U.S. is decreasing overall, the average annual number of tornadoes has remained roughly the same, according to the latest research. Last week ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – Following Monday’s three confirmed tornadoes, it’s only appropriate that for this week’s WEATHER WEDNESDAY we explore the difference between a Tornado Watch and Tornado Warning ...