A "hook echo" and tornado as mapped at fine-scale resolution by a Doppler On Wheels (DOW) radar. Image courtesy of the Center for Severe Weather Research. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

A powerful, wide-reaching spring storm is threatening parts of the central and eastern US, with a life-threatening outbreak of long-lived and strong tornadoes possible in some areas. Follow here for ...

Storm surveys can take days to weeks in order to finalize. Such is the case with a March 14, 2025, tornado which in recent ...

The storm, which displayed a hook echo radar signature, threatens the mid-south and lower Ohio valley with severe weather, including flash flooding and strong tornadoes. At least one fatality has ...

Tornadic supercells often appear as kidney bean-shaped storms on radar, with potential tornadoes forming in the hook echo region. Residents are advised to seek shelter immediately in a basement or ...

CNN meteorologists said Wednesday night that the storm had a "hook echo," a meteorological pattern that suggests the presence of a strong storm Dozens of tornado watches and warnings remain in ...

Residents in portions of San Francisco and San Mateo counties were awoken early Saturday by a tornado ... a satellite image on Reddit that they posited showed evidence of a "hook echo," which ...

Unlike their supercell counterparts, QLCS tornadoes tend to be shorter-lived and harder to identify using traditional radar. They frequently develop without the signature hook echo and may occur ...

When a powerful tornado hits a populated area, the end result is often devastating. The day after Mother’s Day, around 4 p.m., a major supercell took shape near Waco. The hook echo was picked up ...