One muggy day in July 1986, a news helicopter was recording footage of a festival in Minneapolis when the pilot and photographer glimpsed a tornado over nearby Brooklyn Park. They moved toward it, ...

LAWRENCE (WISH) — Storm Track 8 meteorologist Ryan Morse recently visited the ELC at Amy Beverland Elementary School in Lawrence. It was a day spending time with 200 kindergarten students and giving ...

Following last week’s three confirmed tornadoes, I figured we should continue the conversation for this week’s WEATHER ...

Most tornadoes form where cold, dry air meets warm, moist air. The moist air is lifted rapidly, and strong winds combine to form a spinning column of air that reaches from a thunderstorm down to the ...

DALLAS — As severe weather season intensifies, WFAA's meteorologists are breaking down the science behind one of nature’s most powerful and destructive forces: tornadoes. Tornado formation begins when ...

Texas has a long and storied history with tornadoes and they have been a part of the fabric of life for people living in the Central and Great Plains. Despite the familiarity the Lone Star State has ...

Tornadoes are among the most powerful and unpredictable natural disasters, forming under specific atmospheric conditions. These violent, rotating columns of air extend from thunderstorms to the ground ...

Few weather phenomena capture the imagination-or instill fear-like tornadoes. These swirling columns of wind can level entire communities in minutes, yet much about their formation remains shrouded in ...