Tornadoes are some of the most extreme weather events on Earth, and just like snowflakes, no two tornadoes are the same. No matter their shape or size, every type of twister can be dangerous, with the ...

MOLINE, Ill. — When you think of a tornado, you're probably picturing a big funnel cloud stretching from the sky to the ground and destroying everything in its path. But that's not the only form a ...

(Columbia) Nov. 25, 2002 - With the recent tornado outbreaks, several times there were references to F1 or F4 tornadoes. Are these categories or types of tornadoes? Tornadoes are ranked according to ...

A high risk for severe thunderstorms and violent tornadoes is in place for Wednesday from Arkansas through southern sections of the Ohio Valley. This follows weeks of severe tornadic activity across ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Tornadoes come in all shapes and sizes. Most of us are accustomed to the large supercell variety that roam the southern plains. But the ArkLaTex has its own brand of tornadoes like ...

The tornado that pummeled through west-central Mississippi on Friday was large, destructive — and exceptionally rare. It caused at least 25 deaths in the state along a path of 59.4 miles, according to ...