Measuring tornado winds at the ground level is notoriously difficult. Instead, meteorologists look at the damage, using on or more of 28 key indicators to determine how strong the tornado likely was ...
On June 11, 2026, a single day of severe weather across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana produced 51 tornadoes, according to NOAA tallies. The strongest of those storms carved through northwest ...
The 1970 Lubbock tornado was one of the most destructive storms in Texas history — and one of the few ever tied to an experimental F6 rating that was later abandoned. The tornado touched down in ...
The word “tornado” usually evokes images of flying cows and storm chasers in the movie Twister, or families hunkering down in ...