A severe weather system spawned intense, long-duration tornadoes that struck parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and Missouri, leaving some communities in tatters. By Adeel Hassan and Hank Sanders ...

Here is a look at tornadoes, rotating columns of air that often, but not always, are visible as funnel clouds. According to the National Weather Service, in 2025 there were 67 tornado-related deaths ...

What is the EF scale and how do the Fort Stockton tornadoes and other historical tornadoes from West Texas fit into it?

When most people think of tornadoes, it's probably the striking and terrifying images from Tornado Alley in the United States. But did you know Australia records anywhere between 30 and 80 tornadoes ...

The frequency of tornado outbreaks (clusters of tornadoes) and the number of extremely powerful tornado events have been increasing over nearly the past half-century in the United States. Tippett et ...

Are tornadoes getting worse, or does it just seem that way? NPR's Ari Shapiro discusses the recent series of devastating tornadoes across the plains states. Last night tornadoes ripped through the ...

Remnants of Hurricane Isaias brought a record number of tornadoes to central North Carolina, with one of the strongest ...

Unlike heat waves and floods, research on climate change and tornadoes is still in its infancy. An enormous supercell thunderstorm with a large tornado touching ground seen in South Dakota in 2015.

When people think of tornadoes, they often picture the towering, destructive twisters that sweep across the central United States. While the US is indeed home to some of the most powerful tornadoes on ...