It's tornado season in Colorado. After a tornado has touched down and caused damage, it's up to the National Weather Service to determine its intensity. Meteorologists do this using a scale called the ...

LEWIS COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tornadoes can be extremely destructive and dangerous with winds reaching in excess of 200 miles per hour. However, have you ever wondered what the weakest tornado is? The ...

It's a hazard many longtime neighbors of Nebraska and Iowa are familiar with, tornadoes. For Severe Weather Awareness Week, ...

SO TRUE. PREPARATION IS KEY TO SAFETY. WE HEAR ABOUT TORNADOES RATED ON A SCALE EF ZERO TO EF FIVE, BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN AND HOW IS THAT DETERMINED? METEOROLOGIST CAITLIN HARVEY EXPLAINS. WITH ...

On the morning of May 11, 1970, skies darkened over Lubbock and winds began to rise, setting the stage for the kind of storm many in Tornado Alley pray never comes their way. By late that Monday ...

This is the time of year, when Texas sees more severe thunderstorms that can spawn tornadoes, you might hear more about where a twister ranked on the Enhanced Fujita scale or its EF rating. Among the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The severe weather season is beginning. In ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — How does the National Weather Service confirm if a tornado actually touched the ground after they issue a Tornado Warning? They send out a crew of meteorologists to survey the damage ...

As summertime thunderstorms start to pick up and hurricane season has begun as of June 1, it’s important to refresh on the various types of weather hazards. From rain, hail, wind and flooding, there ...

The spring season has arrived and the StormTracker 59 Weather Team has you covered when severe weather threatens the two ...