Scientists are attempting to map the vortex’s internal structure and improve the ability to predict these weather phenomena ...

Ever wonder how tornadoes really form? In this video, expert meteorologist doesn't just explain how tornadoes form—they simulate the entire process so you can actually watch it unfold. Because some ...

Supported by a new three-year, $1,099,777 grant, researchers in the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science in the ...

Tornado warnings can give people time to seek shelter, but meteorologists still face a fundamental challenge in delivering ...

A team of scientists in the United States will study how turbulence in the lower layers of the atmosphere influences tornado ...

The 1970 Lubbock tornado was one of the most destructive storms in Texas history — and one of the few ever tied to an experimental F6 rating that was later abandoned. The tornado touched down in ...

From May 15 until May 28, 1896, the midwestern and eastern United States experienced as many as 40 tornadoes, three of which were category 5 on the Fujita Scale. However, the most destructive of these ...

May 11 stands out in Texas weather history for two very different reasons: it’s tied to the state’s deadliest tornado in Waco and one of its most destructive in Lubbock — storms that also helped shape ...