A tornado warning will tell you specifically what prompted it to be issued. Many are issued based on radar showing rotation, ...

While much of Oklahoma was under a tornado watch Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, and severe thunderstorms and gusty winds made their way across the plains, there were just two potential ...

Damage from the 1999 F5 tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma. Photo courtesy NOAA. Dr. T. Theodore Fujita developed the Fujita Tornado Damage Scale (F-Scale) to provide estimates of tornado ...

President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration for eight Oklahoma counties affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding in November 2024, FEMA announced Thursday. The ...

Tornadoes are among the strongest and deadliest types of weather, capable of destroying entire neighborhoods in minutes. However, the most powerful tornadoes, classified as EF5, make up less than 1% ...

Languages: English. Severe storms are expected to hit parts of Texas and Oklahoma, bringing the potential for damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC ...

Tornadoes in the U.S. typically increase sharply in spring. Unfortunately, a few of those can be violent tornadoes, particularly in the South. On March 3, 1966, 59 years ago today, an F5 tornado ...