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This summer has brought its fair share of extreme weather, with tornadoes and wildfire conditions making headlines. But a ...
Imagine a tornado spinning over an erupting supervolcano. The result would be catastrophic beyond comprehension. While such a ...
A long-track tornado, this was on the ground for over an hour before lifting as it approached the Cumberland Plateau. How do tornadoes launch debris miles away? How do tornadoes form?
A “new Tornado Alley” has emerged about 400 or 500 miles to the east, in part because moist Gulf air is reaching farther east than in the past. Why do tornadoes mainly form in spring?
Tornadoes can’t form in cities “St. Louis is a perfect example of how that’s just not true,” Brooks explains. While buildings may seem tall to us, they aren’t big enough to actually prevent a tornado ...
A rotating wall cloud forms before a funnel cloud and/or tornado. Below is a look at how a wall cloud forms as well as photos of a few wall clouds from viewers.
Southeast Michigan has seen spin-up tornadoes in the past - ones that form fast and not necessarily along a storm line.
22 tornadoes have been seen between April 28 and May 15. Historically, Wisconsin has had 23 tornadoes for the whole year. Wisconsin is experiencing more tornadic activity than usual in recent ...