Jet streams play a key role in how tornadoes are formed. When it comes to tornadoes, you’ve seen them, and you’ve seen what they can do. But do you really know how a tornado forms into that monstrous ...

In A Nutshell Scientists identified atmospheric patterns that appear up to an hour before tornadoes form, potentially paving ...

Then you have the Midwest, nicknamed “Tornado Alley” due to its frequent encounters with deadly, destructive twisters. Then ...

New research shows how advanced weather models can warn about tornado danger earlier and help communities prepare with more time.

Researchers at the University of Kansas have shown the National Severe Storms Laboratory's Warn-on-Forecast System (WoFS) has potential to help weather forecasters issue warnings to emergency managers ...

A tornado touched down south of Port Orchard just before 2 p.m. Tuesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed. The tornado was rated as an EF-2 with wind speeds up to 120-130 mph, according to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The most recent tornado outbreak in Illinois was the biggest the state has seen in the month of December, according to the National Weather Service. At least 26 tornadoes formed ...

America’s tornado hot spots shifted once again last year, stretching largely across the South and Midwest, a new AccuWeather assessment found. The findings build on previous observations showing ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A landspout tornado formed over Chicago's Southwest Side Tuesday afternoon. A FAA contract observer for Midway Airport spotted the landspout near Ogden and Cicero avenues around 3:48 ...

AGUADA, Puerto Rico (WFLA) – A “short-lived tornado” formed over Aguada, Puerto Rico, Sunday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. Residents captured footage of the tornado, which ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The National Weather Service has confirmed three tornadoes touched down across southern Tangipahoa Parish during the early morning hours of Monday, October 6, 2025. The storms ...