The spring season has arrived and the StormTracker 59 Weather Team has you covered when severe weather threatens the two ...

One muggy day in July 1986, a news helicopter was recording footage of a festival in Minneapolis when the pilot and photographer glimpsed a tornado over nearby Brooklyn Park. They moved toward it, ...

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 shrouded in ...

According to the National Weather Service, tornadoes are the second leading cause of death from severe weather in the United ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – Following last week’s three confirmed tornadoes, I figured we should continue the conversation for this week’s WEATHER WEDNESDAY and specifically explore the question: How does a ...

Tornadoes are vertical funnels of rapidly spinning air. Their winds may top 250 miles an hour and can clear a pathway a mile wide and 50 miles long. Twisters are born in thunderstorms and are often ...

Weather Ask the meteorologist: Why do tornadoes hit some areas more than others? Less than 10 days into April, the United States has seen more than 100 reported tornadoes. How do tornadoes form, and ...

A tornado touched down south of Port Orchard just before 2 p.m. Tuesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed. The tornado was rated as an EF-2 with wind speeds up to 120-130 mph, according to ...

While the US is indeed home to some of the most powerful tornadoes on Earth, the UK is no stranger to these swirling columns of air. In fact, the UK experiences more tornadoes per square kilometre ...