Tornado Warnings Should All Be Taken Seriously, But There Are Different Types You Should Know About

A tornado warning will tell you specifically what prompted it to be issued. Many are issued based on radar showing rotation, indicating a tornado is possible. Others can be confirmed as in progress ...
Smithsonian Magazine

How and Why Do Violent Tornadoes Form?

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, ...
WGNO

WEATHER WEDNESDAY: How does a Tornado form?

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – Following last week’s three confirmed tornadoes, I figured we should continue the conversation for this week’s WEATHER WEDNESDAY and specifically explore the question: How does a ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Is it Ohio tornado season? How many tornadoes have hit Ohio over the years, how they form

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 ...
WUNC

Large tornado outbreaks are becoming more common. But it's unclear why

There have been a lot of tornadoes so far this year. Recent tornadoes killed dozens of people in Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia. Earlier this spring, deadly tornadoes tore across eight midwestern ...
WVXU

Large tornado outbreaks are becoming more common. It's unclear why

There have been a lot of tornadoes so far this year. Recent tornadoes killed dozens of people in Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia. Earlier this spring, deadly tornadoes tore across eight midwestern ...