Severe weather season is here and one of the dangerous hazards alongside it is tornadoes. It all starts with light surface winds beneath a layer of stronger upper-level winds. This creates ...

A storm scientist explains what's been driving deadly tornado outbreaks and how tornado season has been changing.

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ESPECIALLY AFTER LAST YEAR’S TORNADO OUTBREAKS. SO LET’S START WITH OUR SURFACE WINDS MOVING ONE DIRECTION AT ONE SPEED, THEN ADDING STRONGER UPPER LEVEL WINDS. WE’LL WATCH THESE MOVE A ...

Combine this with wind shear, and strong updrafts can start the rotations. These conditions are perfect for a tornado, and when meteorologists detect them, will issue a watch. When a warning is ...

As the air turns warm and the days grow longer, it signals the changing of seasons on the South Plains. It also means the changing of the weather, marked by howling winds, heavy downpours, the ...

The first tornado of 2024 struck the state on April 7, marking the start of a deadly tornado season in the state. One of the worst tornadoes of 2024 was an EF4 storm that killed four people in ...

The unstable air mass creates strong updrafts, while wind shears further increase the strength of the updraft and promote the rotation of tornadoes. These start out horizontally and then drop down ...