Tornado Speed One of the most striking attributes of tornadoes is their incredible speed. The wind speeds within a tornado ...

A towering waterspout tornado ripped through coastal homes in Indonesia. Footage shows the massive rotating vortex peeling off roofs of houses as it hit land in South Sulawesi on January 27. The ...

Wildfires produce a lot of heat, which causes the air above them to ... Scientists are studying fire tornadoes to understand how they form and to find better ways to predict and respond to them.

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.

Fire tornadoes (or firenadoes) form due to two key factors. One factor is the combustion process that creates fire and releases large amounts heat. This heat release creates an updraft.

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 ...

An EF2 tornado struck parts of Richland and Crawford counties on March 14, causing significant damage but no injuries were reported. Fortunately, the tornado touched down in a rural area.

"When you have a record-warm Gulf of Mexico, it's a lot easier to transport the warm humid air that causes these types of storm events." Dozens of tornadoes hit as Hurricane Beryl and Hurricane ...

A tornado watch is in effect north of Houston and Harris County through Sunday afternoon. The potential for strong and severe storms come along the leading edge of a powerful cold front that ...

Tornadoes form when air, blowing in different directions, rises up in a thunderstorm and begins to spin, according to the National Center for Atmospheric Research. The storm dissipated late Friday ...

“This is because tornadoes are rated based on the damage that they cause,” Carpenter said in the news release. “If no damage is caused by a tornado, then it cannot be assigned a ...