The Southern Plains have long been thought of as Tornado Alley, but with recent activity creeping toward the Deep South, ...

When many people picture a tornado, they imagine a towering funnel under a bright afternoon sky. However, some of the most dangerous tornadoes strike after dark. Nighttime tornadoes are not only ...

Tornadoes that strike overnight are nearly twice as likely to be deadly as those during the day due to a combination of factors. Here's why.

So far, 2011 has proved a year destined for the tornado record books. Nearly 1,200 tornadoes have swarmed the United States this year, according to preliminary numbers from the National Oceanic and ...

Tornadoes are rapidly rotating columns of air that extend from the base of a convective cloud, typically a supercell thunderstorm, to the ground, characterized by intense vertical vorticity and a ...

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But the real problem with this approach is that, while trying to stop a tornado makes for compelling movie drama, in the real ...

What if you could have more time to protect your family and property once a tornado warning is issued? One group of scientists is working to make that a reality.

"Our goal is to harness the chaotic nature of fire whirls as a powerful, precise restoration tool, to protect coastlines, marine ecosystems and the environment as a whole." While it sounds ...