Jet streams play a key role in how tornadoes are formed. When it comes to tornadoes, you’ve seen them, and you’ve seen what they can do. But do you really know how a tornado forms into that monstrous ...

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 National Weather Service has confirmed that four tornadoes touched down in North Carolina during Tropical Storm Chantal. Here’s a look at where they formed: Raleigh Executive Jetport, Sanford, Lee ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A landspout tornado formed over Chicago's Southwest Side Tuesday afternoon. A FAA contract observer for Midway Airport spotted the landspout near Ogden and Cicero avenues around 3:48 ...

Tornadoes are complex and tough to predict but this short documentary from NASA is a good introduction to how they work. Researcher Tim Samaras explains how different weather systems collide across ...

NORTH DAKOTA (KCAU) — The EF-5 “drought” has officially ended, with the first EF-5 tornado being confirmed by NWS Grand Forks. The tornado that occurred on June 20, 2025, was the first tornado to hit ...