Tornadoes are among the most destructive forces of nature, with the power to wipe out entire neighborhoods in minutes. The first tornado forecast was issued on March 25, 1948, a time when they were ...

ORLANDO, Fla — Staying weather aware during Weather Alert Days in Central Florida is important for you and your family. We have some safety tips and tornado facts to keep you safe when Tornado Watch ...

Homeowners across central Ohio began to take stock Wednesday morning of the path of destruction cut by thunderstorms and possible tornado that ripped though the region just before dawn. Family members ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Severe weather rocked parts of northern, northeastern and southeastern Nebraska on Friday, May 12th. National Weather Service offices out of Omaha, Hastings, and North Platte ...

Urban areas make up a relatively small chunk of real estate, about only 3 percent of the total land area in the U.S., according to the center for sustainable systems at the university of Michigan.

With a wind speed of up to 80 mph, a brief tornado traveled for about one-third of a mile in Boyle Heights, a neighborhood on ...

Most tornadoes form from severe thunderstorms. Hurricanes can also produce tornadoes. Tornado winds may exceed 300 miles (483 kilometers) per hour. Tornadoes can lift cars, mobile homes and animals ...

The National Weather Service released an updated tornado warning at 9:01 p.m. on Thursday in effect until 9:15 p.m. for DeKalb and Jackson counties.

A few months ago, while my son exchanged viruses with his fellow patrons at a suburban trampoline bounce zone, I contemplated a wind tunnel booth luridly titled, “RIDE THE HURRICANE: CAN YOU SURVIVE?” ...

A strong thunderstorm birthed a rare tornado on Friday evening near Paynes Creek in Tehama County, close to the Shasta County ...

Tornadoes can range in intensity. Wind speeds are measured on the Enhanced Fujita scale, which was implemented in February of 2007: Tetsuya Theodore "Ted" Fujita (1920-1998) developed the original ...