A monarch butterfly (Dannaux plexippus) flaps its wings in Piedra Herrada Sanctuary, Mexico. Might this start a chain of events that results in a tornado in Texas? Photograph by Jaime Rojo In 1961, ...

At 11:46 a.m. on Saturday, the National Weather Service released an updated tornado watch in effect until 1 p.m. for Barbour, ...

A jammed-up weather pattern called an omega block is hanging over the country this week, dumping heavy rain and causing flooding across the Great Plains. This pattern features a jet stream shaped like ...

A new tornado watch has been issued for portions of our viewing area through 2 am EDT Wednesday morning. Threats include up to tennis ball sized hail, up to 70 mph damaging winds and a few tornadoes.

Arlington and the D.C. area are under a Tornado Watch until midnight. The watch was issued around 5 p.m. Friday, after weather models suggested a risk of severe storms, some of which might spawn ...

A tornado warning was issued on Tuesday by the National Weather Service for parts of Lafayette and Ray counties in Missouri after radar detected rotation in a severe storm near Henrietta. The storm, ...

The National Weather Service issued an updated tornado warning at 10:26 p.m. on Tuesday in effect until 10:45 p.m. for Cherokee County. Quarter-sized hail (1 inch) is predicted with the incoming storm ...

A Tornado Watch is in effect until Sunday night as severe storms come through the area. The National Weather Service in Indianapolis says the Tornado Watch will be in effect through 9 p.m. Sunday for ...

Tornado-like vortices are complex, rapidly rotating flow structures that significantly influence wind effects on built infrastructure and natural landscapes. Their characterisation involves ...