The National Weather Service Birmingham office recognizes Feb. 3-7 as Severe Weather Awareness Week, ahead of Alabama's ...

A nice one, I could quickly tell. I’m from Oklahoma. I presumed he was serious, too, because I was in Cullman. It was my first time there. First time in the city — the capital of Cullman ...

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 ...

Fire Tornadoes Pose a Threat in California. A Fire Lab Shows How They Work As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but ...

FOX 11 Los Angeles/YouTube A "fire tornado" was spotted among the flames raging Los Angeles. In video footage captured by Fox 11 on Friday, Jan. 10, viewers were able to see swirling winds ...

As if they aren't already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes - a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which wildfires create their own weather. The National ...

ATHENS, Ala. (WHNT) — A local business is working to rebuild after its building was severely damaged by a tornado. At the downtown Athens Square, one by one businesses are working to get back up ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than 9,800 tornadoes have been reported across the Lone Star State since 1950, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA data ...

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Supercell thunderstorms are known for their devastatingly gnarly tornadoes, but exactly how the twisters form is poorly understood. A new study suggests that scientists could glean hints with a ...

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed an EF0 tornado near the Vina community in Franklin County (Alabama); following a storm survey performed by the Franklin County EMA.