Researchers at the University of Kansas have shown the National Severe Storms Laboratory's Warn-on-Forecast System (WoFS) has potential to help weather forecasters issue warnings to emergency managers ...

A tornado touched down south of Port Orchard just before 2 p.m. Tuesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed. The tornado was rated as an EF-2 with wind speeds up to 120-130 mph, according to ...

Storms fired up across the Permian Basin Thursday evening, and while there were several tornado warnings issued, no tornadoes were reported. However, the Storm Prediction Center indicates that ...

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

New research shows how advanced weather models can warn about tornado danger earlier and help communities prepare with more time.

In A Nutshell Scientists identified atmospheric patterns that appear up to an hour before tornadoes form, potentially paving the way for earlier warnings than the current 15-minute average ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The most recent tornado outbreak in Illinois was the biggest the state has seen in the month of December, according to the National Weather Service. At least 26 tornadoes formed ...

June is Colorado's most active month for tornadoes. Our state sees a high number of a special type of tornado called a landspout. As usual, a lot of that has to do with the mountains. A supercell is a ...