Jet streams play a key role in how tornadoes are formed. When it comes to tornadoes, you’ve seen them, and you’ve seen what they can do. But do you really know how a tornado forms into that monstrous ...

There are more tornadoes in the US than anywhere else on Earth. How do they form? This is in part because of the geography of the US. (AP video/Laura Bargfeld; Production/Shelby Lum; Animation/Eva ...

A tornado touched down south of Port Orchard just before 2 p.m. Tuesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed. The tornado was rated as an EF-2 with wind speeds up to 120-130 mph, according to ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Swirling columns of air that touch down from stormy skies — tornadoes are among nature’s most awe-inspiring yet terrifying forces. Behind their ...

The theory that tornadoes form high in the atmosphere and then descend to the ground has recently been challenged by a study. American researchers claim ...

(Reuters) - A succession of tornadoes ripped through Alabama's Lee County on Sunday with winds of 150 miles per hour (241 kph), killing at least 23 people including children in the deadliest such ...