He is a member of the American Geophysical Union and American Meteorological Society. Violent tornado outbreaks, like the storms that tore through parts of St. Louis and London, Kentucky ...

Violent tornado outbreaks, like the storms that tore through parts of St. Louis and London, Kentucky, on May 16, have made 2025 seem like an especially active, deadly and destructive year for ...

The National Weather Service has determined that the family of tornadoes that tore through south-central Kansas on Sunday night were all rated EF3s on the Enhanced Fujita scale. Five main ...

The myth that the Great Smoky Mountains protect Knoxville and East Tennessee from tornadoes is not true. Nearly half of East Tennessee tornadoes occur during the night, making it more difficult to ...

Two EF3 tornadoes struck Grinnell and Plevna, causing severe damage. Grinnell tornado destroyed up to 20 homes with peak winds reaching 140 mph. Kansas recorded 19 tornadoes Sunday; no injuries or ...

WENT DOWN. OLIVIA, WHAT’S THE WORD? YEAH. CHANTAL. OUR FIRST ALERT TEAM REPORTS THREE TORNADOES TOUCHED DOWN IN THE COUNTY. THEY’VE BEEN ON THE AIR FOR HOURS, TRACKING THE STORMS AND GETTING OUR ...

Multiple tornadoes have been confirmed in Kentucky after severe storms devastated communities starting May 16. An EF-3 tornado tore through Russell, Pulaski, and Laurel counties, resulting in ...

Michigan's recent string of tornadoes has brought the statewide total to 25 so far this year through Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. "Through mid-May, that's the fastest pace ...

Severe thunderstorms and high winds caused tornado warnings across several Michigan counties Thursday night and Friday morning. Wind speeds reached 75 mph, causing power outages for more than ...

WASHINGTON — Tornadoes are terrifying no matter when they hit—but when they spin up in the dark of night, they become even more dangerous. While overall tornado deaths in the U.S. have dropped ...

If you've been hearing more about tornadoes this spring than recent years, there's a reason for that: So far this year, the U.S. has seen more twisters reported by early May than in any year since ...

During my tenure in the meteorological field, one of the “holy grail” research challenges has been to improve tornado warning lead times. A NOAA research program has demonstrated that we may ...