Customized Rockets Send Sensor Probes into a Tornado That experimentation led to one notion: Garnering data from inside a tornado would require raw speed, such as that provided by model rockets.

"In the original Twister, the idea of putting these Dorothy sensor balls into a tornado is completely science fiction, but it inspired a generation of people to want to do scientific research on ...

As a whole, Nebraska had 100 tornadoes touchdown across the state in 2024. Only two other years have produced more individually since 1950 — 2004 and 1999. We're diving into that tornado data ...

Before the 1990s, federal tornado data was inconsistent and unreliable, lacking a comprehensive reporting system. And scientists' understanding of the ingredients forming a tornado is still evolving.

But as the sensor and parachute climbed in the mesocyclone to heights of more than 27,000 feet there was just one problem after the tornado passed and clean up began, finding it.

A recent storm survey out of Arkansas and Missouri shows a tornado traveled nearly 120 miles, which is rare. ... A weather sensor in Arkansas measured a wind gust of 151 mph in the storm's path.

But as the sensor and parachute climbed in the mesocyclone to heights of more than 27,000 feet there was just one problem after the tornado passed and clean up began, finding it.

This data leaves out tornadoes prior to 1950, and likely excludes numerous weaker tornadoes after 1950 that may not have been recorded. The records include only one F/EF-5 tornado, ...

A weather sensor on the east side of Horicon Marsh − just north of the presumed tornado's path − measured 73 mph winds around 5:55 p.m., according to the NWS.

Ohio broke a 32-year-old record for the most tornadoes in a year in 2024. Here's a look back at tornado season using data provided by the National Weather Service. Chad Murphy.