Tornadoes are the most powerful, unpredictable and destructive weather systems on earth. A tornado watch defines an area (usually displayed on meteorologists' maps) where tornadoes and other kinds of severe weather are likely in the next few hours Tornado wind and debris cause most of the structural damage suffered, but nearly half of the injuries from such disasters occur after the tornado has left, during rescue work and cleanup.
Tornadoes rip through Omaha and Essex as severe weather sweeps across
A storm scientist explains what's been driving deadly tornado outbreaks and how tornado season has been changing.
Tornado safety myths abound, from the idea of opening your window to hiding under an overpass (don't do either!)
Here, we examine these myths and give you tornado safety tips. A tornado hit central florida on monday, destroying two homes, uprooting trees and disrupting a fox tv show as it was tracking the storm live on air. There's a giant solar tornado raging on the sun's surface, and a researcher captured it — plus a massive plasma eruption — in one spectacular image. California's wildfires have spawned a number of dramatic fire whirls, also known as fire devils, fire tornadoes or firenadoes. what is a fire tornado, and how dangerous are they?
