Tornado activity continues to be above average across the U.S. this year. More than 1,155 tornadoes had been reported through the morning of July 31, according to preliminary numbers from the ...

Few weather phenomena capture the imagination-or instill fear-like tornadoes. These swirling columns of wind can level entire communities in minutes, yet much about their formation remains ...

Tornadoes are usually born from thunderstorms. High intensity tornadoes form from supercell thunderstorms, a storm that has a “deep rotating mesocyclone.” Supercell thunderstorms are usually ...

How the National Weather Service confirms twisters Ohio tornado season usually peaks later in the year, but twisters can form anytime the conditions are right. So how do tornadoes come to life?

TORNADOES FORM WHEN WARM, MOIST AIR AT THE SURFACE IS HEADING IN ONE DIRECTION, WHILE STRONGER AIR ALOFT IS HEADING IN ANOTHER DIRECTION. THIS IS KNOWN AS WIND SHEAR. WIND SHEAR ROLLS THE AIR INTO ...

If you live in Ohio, you may have woken up to thunder, heavy rain, and tornado sirens last night. Due to severe weather and rain forecasted for the rest of the week, around 55 Ohio counties remain ...

However, there are still a lot of unknowns about how tornadoes form, strengthen, and die out. When the original "Twister" movie debuted in 1996, its super-sized, cow-spinning tornadoes captivated ...

FIRST, WE’RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT HOW TORNADOES FORM, HOPEFULLY TO, OF COURSE, SPREAD MORE INFORMATION AND DISPEL ANY FEAR, ESPECIALLY AFTER LAST YEAR’S TORNADO OUTBREAKS. SO LET’S START WITH ...

Tornadoes are more commonly associated with areas less vulnerable to coastal storms, like the southern and midwestern U.S. But they can form once a hurricane transitions from sea to land and its ...

Tornadoes don't just appear out of nowhere. They need the perfect storm to form. It starts when warm, humid air clashes with cold air, which can generate a powerful thunderstorm known as a supercell.