There are different types of tornadoes: wedges, elephant trunks, waterspouts, ropes. Here’s how to tell them apart By Doug Criss, CNN 3 minute read ...

Seeing a funnel cloud on the horizon is one of the scariest things anyone can witness. But not all tornadoes are created alike. Great differences in how they form, along with their size and shape ...

Here are 10 different types of tornadoes that have been documented across North America. The smallest type of tornado can be short-lived, lasting just a few minutes, but that is not always the case.