Multiple tornadoes ripped through Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky overnight Thursday as powerful storms hit the region, while tornado warnings were issued in Texas and Alabama. As a result of the ...

Here is the difference between a tornado warning and a tornado watch: TORNADO WARNING: A tornado warning is issued when a tornado is indicated by radar or sighted by weather spotters. If a tornado ...

What is the difference between a funnel cloud and a tornado? A tornado begins as a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud extending from a thunderstorm cloud base, which meteorologists call a funnel cloud.

Tornadoes form when air, blowing in different directions, rises up in a thunderstorm and begins to spin, according to the National Center for Atmospheric Research. The storm dissipated late Friday ...