NIWA research meteorologist, Dr Richard Turner explains all to Emile Donovan.

Dixie Alley is a region whose nickname has come up in recent years, thanks to the increasing trend for tornadoes there. This includes states like Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas and ...

Milton was the agency's first in 30 years of monitoring hurricane-related tornado activity to produce more than one EF3 tornado. Statewide it generated three of them; six EF2 tornadoes with winds ...

The expected busy season is due to the presence of unusually warm water in the Atlantic Ocean where hurricanes form, along with the predicted absence of an El Niño, which can inhibit hurricane ...

NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center in its Sunday night update has maintained a Level 3 out of 5 (or enhanced) risk for severe ...

Leading hurricane researchers have a sobering outlook for the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season that could see the fury of ...

With all the ingredients, a tornado could form within the area. Tornadoes develop rapidly, so planning a safety plan ahead of time is important. The National Weather Service has a preparedness ...

(WTVY) -While there is confidence that a tornado inflicted significant damage ... In 2015, the last time, other than during Hurricane Michael, the city received this type of damage; it was ...