Tornadoes are a relatively rare event. Only a tiny percentage of thunderstorms ever go on to produce a tornado. No two twisters are alike—and some of those storms are truly bizarre. From twin ...

Some weather events were not just impactful – they also served as the instigator for significant leaps forward in the field of meteorology. June 20, 1957, 68 years ago, was one of those days. That ...

We haven't seen much severe weather recently in the U.S., but the country hasn't been nearly that fortunate in past Augusts. On Aug. 28, 1990, 35 years ago today, an F5 tornado raked through two ...

For the first time in 12 years, the United States has recorded an EF5 tornado, the most powerful type of twister on the Enhanced Fujita wind and damage scale, the National Weather Service confirmed ...

BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — More than 20 tornadoes occurred across North Dakota during the severe weather outbreak and derecho event on June 20, earlier this year. One of these tornadoes has made history ...

One state's earliest known most violent tornado carved through a town, including a college campus in an era decades before the first tornado warning was issued. On June 17, 1882, 143 years ago today, ...