The United States experienced other horrific tornadoes in the last century. More than 200 people perished in 1936 when Tupelo ...

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A textbook case of wind shear for tornado formation ... The cumulonimbus cloud then grows into a rare supercell. The rotating updraft characteristic of a supercell is known as a mesocyclone.

Each year, an average of 15 tornadoes hits Michigan, according to the National Weather Service. A tornado that ripped through Livonia last year was fatal. Twisters also can cause millions of ...

Winter is rarely a bed of roses, and 1925 had been a particularly rough one. A late January blizzard had dumped up to 4 feet of snow in some parts of the Northeast. In Alaska, a diphtheria outbreak ...

The violent tornado that forever scarred Moore, Oklahoma ... Both scales range from F0/EF-0 (“weak”) to F5/EF-5 (“incredible”), with the top of the scale representing winds of 323 km/h or stronger.

A supercell was observed near Fort Leonard Wood in Pulaski County, Missouri, on Friday afternoon. Residents reported a possible tornado, though the National Weather Service has not confirmed it. A ...

"Our thoughts are with the community of Rolla tonight, as they experienced a tornado touchdown. We kindly ask everyone to avoid the area and allow first responders to carry out their essential work," ...

A supercell tornado outbreak was soon roaring through the region. The worst single storm, the Tri-State Tornado, began forming at lunchtime. It touched down in rural southeastern Missouri, an F5 ...

A supercell tornado outbreak was soon roaring through the region. The worst single storm, the Tri-State Tornado, began forming at lunchtime. It touched down in rural southeastern Missouri, an F5 ...

Winter is rarely a bed of roses, and 1925 had been a particularly rough one. J. Mark Powell is a novelist, former TV journalist and diehard history buff. Have a historical mystery that needs ...

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