Mesovortices are small, intense areas of rotation that can spin inside or around the eye of a powerful hurricane, creating extreme wind and tornadoes after landfall.

Nearly 900 tornadoes have torn through more than 30 states so far this year, killing dozens of people, shredding buildings and landscapes across big chunks of the Eastern U.S., and costing billions.

Videos of Torch Lake's tornado in northwest Michigan are circulating online. See what weather officials say and a video of the entrancing spout.

MOLINE, Ill. — We've all likely seen at least one tornado in our lifetime, whether it be via a video or in person. One thing the majority of those tornadoes have in common? The direction in which they ...

Wednesday's EF-0 tornado in Macomb County, Michigan, resulted in a tornado warning, but it was in a location not covered by an existing National Weather Service tornado watch. The CBS Detroit NEXT ...

Those space tornadoes can still harm Earth’s electrical grids and digital systems. Recently, researchers including UM climate and space scientist Chip Manchester designed a completely new simulation ...

The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in Nicholasville on Sunday morning.

In this short NASA documentary, storm researcher Tim Samaras describes how satellite imaging can help predict tornadoes. Because it's unclear exactly how various weather conditions come together to ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – Following Monday’s three confirmed tornadoes, it’s only appropriate that for this week’s WEATHER WEDNESDAY we explore the difference between a Tornado Watch and Tornado Warning ...

The warning had been issued for Berkshire County. "The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning ...