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 ...

Despite the lack of EF-5 tornadoes in the past 12 years, the annual number of strong and violent tornadoes has remained ...

In this week's Weather At Your School, Finn, a student at River View Community School, asked: What’s the highest wind speed ever recorded in a tornado? Emily Pike found the answer. She says the ...

It started as a low, haunting roar building in the distance. It grew into a deafening thunder that drowned out all else. The ...

If a tornado is on its way, seek shelter inside a solid building immediately. Sheds, storage facilities, mobile homes, and tents are not safe places to be. In a vehicle: Being in a vehicle during ...

"Maybe you’ve seen on Netflix the documentary getting rave reviews — “The Twister: Caught in the Storm” — about the ...

In recent weeks, top stories have featured violent weather with tornadoes, damaging winds, large hail and flooding that injured people and infrastructures, and even caused fatalities. How do these ...

The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down April 28 in southern Rice County between Faribault and Kenyon as severe thunderstorms moved across the region. The tornado ...

Tornadoes also need atmospheric instability, or the tendency of the air to rise. It provides the fuel and energy for its formation. As warm, humid air rises inside thunderclouds, cool air falls ...

The National Weather Service warned that severe thunderstorms are likely Monday across central and eastern Minnesota, with the possibility of damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes. The first ...

A tornado outbreak may target the Upper Midwest, with the greatest risk of strong and possible long-track tornadoes in parts of Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Storm Prediction Center has ...

From 2 p.m. and 10 p.m., the violent tornadoes ripped through communities. Courtesy: National Weather Service During the afternoon period, the EF5 and EF4 tornadoes tore through communities.