There are thousands of thunderstorms in the United States each year, but only a few become strong enough to spin up a tornado ...

Tornado formation is still a mystery in the weather world. Researchers are fighting against time to save lives - Tornado ...

ST. LOUIS — An elementary school south of St. Louis was damaged by a possible tornado as severe storms rolled through the ...

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 ...

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

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

Millions in the Upper Midwest face the possibility of a severe thunderstorm outbreak Monday—the start of several days of ...

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

The retreat of winter and the emboldening of summer rarely interact peacefully — their wars are waged violently, unleashing ...

Four tornadoes were confirmed in western Wisconsin with three EF-1 tornadoes in Mondovi, Allen, and near Augusta. An EF-0 ...