WATCH the moment an massive "wedge" tornado carves a path of destruction through towns and fields. The violent twister touched down in Arkansas and rumbled towards Missouri, swallowing electric ...

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 ...

Large wedge tornado ongoing NOW in Lake City, Arkansas. This storm is tracking towards west KY.” Another user wrote, “Oh my God the Lake City, Arkansas tornado is so bad. I’m going to be ...

"I’ve never witnessed a wedge tornado come right into the station." The station reported that at least one person has died due to the storm, citing Sgt. Clark Parrott with the Missouri State ...

For a tornado to form, this mesocyclone must descend to the ground ... Tornado size can vary greatly, from small, narrow ...

Images and videos of what storm chasers described as a wedge tornado spread online as the system moved across the Sunflower State. Numerous accounts posted images of devastated homes in Plevna ...

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 ...

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 ...

a tornado researcher at the Ohio State University. Most often, these are what meteorologists call “supercell” thunderstorms, which feature a circulation pattern called a mesocyclone.

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.

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.