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

The backward tornado has reignited interest in the field of tornado science. Researchers are exploring new theories and conducting experiments to better understand tornado dynamics. As technology ...

Apparently this was done by one tornado or a recurrent one, because the path of the storm is a mathematically straight line on the map. Subsidiary storms invaded Tennessee and Kentucky ...

The U.S. National Weather Service forecasts tornado outbreaks—often days in advance—and issues the watches and warnings that help people know when and how to prepare and when to take cover.

If the air column begins spinning vertically and rotates near the ground, it can intensify the friction on Earth’s surface, accelerating the air inward, forming a tornado. Like hurricanes and ...

A powerful “Cosmic Tornado” has received a high-definition glow-up thanks to NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The new look at Herbig-Haro 49/50 (HH 49/50) released today also answers a ...

More extreme weather in South Africa could support conditions conducive to tornado formation, a climate expert has warned.

A tornado warning is issued by the National Weather Service when a tornado has been sighted and/or indicated by radar. What you might not have noticed before is that each tornado warning tells you ...

After the storms cleared, the 5 On Your Side VERIFY team was asked whether opening a home's windows before a tornado minimizes potential damage. The VERIFY team dug into the facts to keep ...