Tornadoes are among the most destructive forces of nature, with the power to wipe out entire neighborhoods in minutes. The first tornado forecast was issued on March 25, 1948, a time when they were ...

A recent study explores the puzzling decline in EF5 tornadoes, contributing it to more strict criteria in the Enhanced Fujita scale introduced in 2007.

And up to 20% of supercells spawn tornadoes. Now, you can find these conditions elsewhere in the world. Markowski: Anywhere where you can find warm water that's equator-ward of some area that also ...