The scale runs from EF0 up to EF5 for the most damaging twisters.) Maps of patterns of tornadogenesis, or the process by which a tornado forms, show that between 1951 and 1985, tornado formation ...

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Maps show what to expect as the cold front arrives. The polar vortex is a large area of cold air and low pressure that normally spins over the North and South Poles. During the winter months and ...