A confirmed tornado northwest of Watertown late July 27 caused "significant damage" to a farmstead, a NWS meteorologist told ...

Derechos are long-lived storms that cause extreme wind damage, sometimes lasting eight hours and traveling hundreds of miles.

Why hurricane wind speeds don't tell the full story Tropical systems begin as tropical depressions, which are areas of low pressure with wind speeds of up to 38 miles per hour. When those winds ...

Meteorologist Kerry Cooper warns that the east side of a hurricane, known as the dirty side, experiences the highest winds ...

Let's talk about tornadoes as we fortunately continue to find ourselves in a hurricane season quiet moment entering the final ...

Hurricanes are ranked in terms of strength by two key measurements; their maximum sustained wind speed, and their minimum ...

Hurricane Beryl in July 2024 is an example of this. After making landfall in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula as a Category 2, it weakened to a tropical storm once it reached the Gulf of Mexico.

Hurricane Helene spawned 21 tornadoes in South Carolina. Nine of them occurred in the Midlands. The National Weather Service says it was the worst tropical cyclone tornado outbreak in South ...

Storm shelters play a vital role in keeping people safe during a tornado in tornado- and hurricane-prone areas where high ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — It’s Palm Beach County hurricane preparedness week and WPTV News is seeking solutions to stay safe in your home in the event of a tornado. The tornadoes spawned by ...