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 ...
One muggy day in July 1986, a news helicopter was recording footage of a festival in Minneapolis when the pilot and photographer glimpsed a tornado over nearby Brooklyn Park. They moved toward it, ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Spring in Michigan brings with it the chance for severe weather in the form of thunderstorms, high winds and tornadoes. Tornadoes are primarily produced in two different ...
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 ...
Spirals of solar wind can spin off larger solar eruptions and disrupt Earth's magnetic field, yet they are too difficult to ...
2025 has already been an above average year for tornadoes, which have had significant and deadly impacts in many communities in the United States. Tornadoes are usually destructive and dangerous, ...
ST. LOUIS – Why did the tornado cross the river? To get to the other state. At least three times this year, tornadoes have crossed the Mississippi River from Missouri into Illinois, including ...
Like a tornado, a dust devil is a rotating column of air. Unlike a tornado, they typically aren’t destructive or deadly, but they can have winds over 60 mph, which is strong enough to cause ...