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, ...

There are more tornadoes in the US than anywhere else on Earth. How do they form? This is in part because of the geography of the US.

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 ...

Jet streams play a key role in how tornadoes are formed. When it comes to tornadoes, you’ve seen them, and you’ve seen what they can do. But do you really know how a tornado forms into that monstrous ...

DALLAS — As severe weather season intensifies, WFAA's meteorologists are breaking down the science behind one of nature’s most powerful and destructive forces: tornadoes. Tornado formation begins when ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you live in Ohio, you may have woken up to thunder, heavy rain, and tornado sirens last night. Due to severe weather and rain forecasted for the rest of the week, around 55 Ohio counties remain ...

There are more tornadoes in the US than anywhere else on Earth. How do they form? This is in part because of the geography of ...

Tornadoes are complex and tough to predict but this short documentary from NASA is a good introduction to how they work. Researcher Tim Samaras explains how different weather systems collide across ...