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 ...

The Supercell Foundation Not all thunderstorms can produce tornadoes - only about 30% of supercell thunderstorms actually spawn these rotating columns of air. Supercells are severe thunderstorms with ...

As the earth's temperature climbs, so does the threat of extreme weather events such as drought, wildfire, hurricanes and tornadoes -- all occurring more frequently at higher strengths, according to ...

(Reuters) - A succession of tornadoes ripped through Alabama's Lee County on Sunday with winds of 150 miles per hour (241 kph), killing at least 23 people including children in the deadliest such ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A landspout tornado formed over Chicago's Southwest Side Tuesday afternoon. A FAA contract observer for Midway Airport spotted the landspout near Ogden and Cicero avenues around 3:48 ...

On Tuesday, Feb. 23, an area of low pressure formed in eastern Texas along the interface of a cold air mass in the Plains and mild, humid air from the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean. Severe storms ...

AGUADA, Puerto Rico (WFLA) – A “short-lived tornado” formed over Aguada, Puerto Rico, Sunday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. Residents captured footage of the tornado, which ...

A very low chance of a tornado is included in the forecast for parts of Los Angeles County this week, though it is not the primary concern, according to a National Weather Service meteorologist.