With all the negative weather headlines focusing on severe storms, rising temperatures, and climate change, here’s a positive development. This month marks a significant milestone, as we will surpass ...

Tornadoes are a relatively rare event. Only a tiny percentage of thunderstorms ever go on to produce a tornado. No two twisters are alike—and some of those storms are truly bizarre. From twin ...

It may be hard to believe that with an average of 1,200 tornadoes each year in the United States, we haven’t seen an EF5-rated twister in more than 11 years. But that doesn’t mean the number of ...

On May 15th, 1968, a surface low pressure system swept across Iowa bringing with it severe weather across the country. 39 tornadoes touched down, stretching from Minnesota to Mississippi. Here is the ...

Year after year, Texas is a hotbed for tornadoes. The state’s geography allows warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico to collide with the cooler, drier air from the west to create the perfect ...

We've discussed May's deserved reputation for both violent tornadoes and large outbreaks. In Texas, two of its worst tornadoes of all time happened in the middle of May, each in one of the state's ...