It takes a while to complete tornado surveys, especially where there is long-track damage. The NWS will go east and west of ...

The FOX Forecast Center described the storm as a “wedge tornado,” a type of twister that is particularly dangerous and wide, which sent storm chasers scrambling to put enough distance between ...

In a wedge tornado, the centre of the storm is highly-concentrated at a single spot, drawing in clouds from a wide area above. This is what give the storm such a tight triangular shape.

The map showed a “moderate” chance of tornado activity in the region later ... A towering, cylindrical vortex known as a mesocyclone was rotating before him. Small fingers of swirling wind ...

The months of March, April, May and June are regarded as tornado season, according to the National Weather Service. Tornadoes are often spawned during thunderstorms in the central and eastern U.S ...

When a warning is radar-indicated, it typically means the radar has detected a rotating thunderstorm (called a mesocyclone) capable of producing a tornado. However, not all radar-indicated ...

One piece of footage, captured by prominent storm chaser Brandon Copic, showed a close-up of an immense wedge tornado near Lake City, Arkansas. Similar scenes appeared to be shown in additional ...

Another confirmed tornado touched down near the town of Loyal in Clark County, Wisconsin. Meteorologist and storm chaser Reed Timmer captured that "wedge" tornado during his livestream of the chase.

FARGO — A tornado touched down during the late afternoon ... they are not associated with the powerful updraft of the mesocyclone of a well-developed, severe thunderstorm. No damage was reported ...

May 7, 2024, is a day etched in the memory of Nancy Gordon. It was the day she witnessed a tornado barreling toward her apartment on Sprinkle Road. "I stood outside and I saw it. I actually saw ...