The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued tornado watches across parts of four states as thunderstorms sweep across the U.S. The four states with tornado watches in place are North Carolina ...

In total, there were at least 53 fatalities caused by tornadoes last year across the U.S., including eight in Oklahoma from five tornadoes.

For the first time in recorded history, downtown San Francisco was included in a tornado warning on Saturday as severe storms swept through the city, just one week after a tsunami warning ...

The United States recorded at least 1,855 tornadoes in 2024, surpassing the previous record of 1,814 set in 2004, according to preliminary data from the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction ...

PBS "American Experience" film by BC alumnus, faculty member Michael Rossi tells the story of one man's pursuit to understand the deadliest storms The Super Outbreak of 1974, the most intense tornado ...

The bomber was displaced when a strong tornado ripped through Rome on July 16, 2025, causing $40 million in damage.

Compared to more than 1,200 that strike American soil. So, what makes the US so special? To make a tornado, you need just the right mix of ingredients: Warm, humid air near the ground. Cold air ...

Articles published early online in American Meteorological Society journals discuss weather associated with California wildfires, the "drought" of EF5 tornadoes, and U.S. locations at heightened risk ...

Ted Fujita was a Japanese-American engineer turned meteorologist. He immersed himself in research on tornadoes and introduced the “Fujita Scale”, a six-point scale to classify degrees of ...

Why does Toto's swirling water look like a tornado? Under certain conditions, liquid like water and the gases in air can act in similar ways. Wind swirling in a tornado and water swirling down a drain ...

The remarkable story of the Ted Fujita, whose groundbreaking work in research and applied science saved thousands of lives and helped Americans prepare for and respond to dangerous weather phenomena.

It is a long time coming, but the city of Hattiesburg is finally ready to build a new fire station 2 after the original was ...