A storm-chasing team called Basehunters out of Norman, Okla., has captured time-lapse footage of a thunderstorm supercell forming in Wyoming that is awing the internet. Here's the video, which was ...

A supercell is a thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, which is classified as a mesocyclone. The rotating updraft is what sets a supercell apart from a typical thunderstorm. In order for a supercell ...

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 ways: ...

Aleks Phillips is a Newsweek U.S. News Reporter based in London. His focus is on U.S. politics and the environment. He has covered climate change extensively, as well as healthcare and crime. Aleks ...

In September 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, I flew through Dorian, a Category V hurricane, in a retrofitted C-130 U.S. Air Force plane. As part of a science mission with Hurricane Hunters, ...

EF5 tornadoes, which are the highest level on the Enhanced Fujita Scale used to determine tornado strength, carry winds of at ...