Devastating tornadoes cause hundreds of millions of dollars in damage and dozens of deaths across the U.S. each year. They ...

This tornado season has been eventful, but that will wax and wane over certain years depending on patterns like El Niño,” ...

The required conditions for a thunderstorm to produce a tornado are warm humid air near the surface with cold dry air above.

Meteorologists on Wednesday confirmed the tornado had max wind speeds of 104 mph as its damage track went right through the ...

Few weather phenomena capture the imagination-or instill fear-like tornadoes. These swirling columns of wind can level entire communities in minutes, yet much about their formation remains ...

More tornadoes than usual have already struck the U.S. in 2025—and many of them have been touching down farther east than ...

Storms in Texas could even produce tornadoes, while Oklahoma is in line for days of possible flooding, as heavy rains could ...

Tornadoes also need atmospheric instability, or the tendency of the air to rise. It provides the fuel and energy for its formation. As warm, humid air rises inside thunderclouds, cool air falls with ...