Tornadoes are fascinating yet terrifying natural phenomena characterized by their rapidly rotating columns of air. These twisters, as they are often called, extend from the base of a thunderstorm ...

Storm chasers, people who get dangerously close to extreme weather events, sometimes for scientific research, jump at the chance to pursue the ever-unpredictable tornado. The 1996 disaster classic ...

Most tornadoes form from severe thunderstorms. Hurricanes can also produce tornadoes. Tornado winds may exceed 300 miles (483 kilometers) per hour. Tornadoes can lift cars, mobile homes and ...

Fast-forward more than 70 years, and people receive alerts on their phones when there is a tornado threat for their precise location. Here are 10 facts about some of the biggest, strongest and ...

While tornadoes are possible starting in March and continuing through November, the vast majority of Canada’s twisters touch ...

Hail, flash floods, damaging winds, and even tornadoes are among the severe weather threats facing parts of the U.S.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s Storm Prediction Center has said there is an "enhanced" risk of "severe thunderstorms," potentially including tornadoes, across parts of ...