Not all thunderstorms can produce tornadoes - only about 30% of supercell thunderstorms actually spawn these rotating columns of air. Supercells are severe thunderstorms with intense, rotating ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – Following last week’s three confirmed tornadoes, I figured we should continue the conversation for this week’s WEATHER WEDNESDAY and specifically explore the question: How does a ...

Editor's note: This article has updated the status of weather alerts for Berkshire County. If you were planning outdoor activities in the Berkshires on Saturday, you likely had to reschedule. That's ...

Australia is in its peak severe weather season and there are warnings of dangerous supercell storms along the east coast this weekend. A supercell is capable of producing 125 kilometre per hour winds, ...

Tropical storms are known for two hazards, storm surge and inland flooding, but they're capable of spawning another hazard: tornadoes. In a general sense, tornadoes form under a supercell thunderstorm ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. February is here and with it comes love (hopefully), cold weather and the beginning of a new severe weather and tornado season. We ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A powerful supercell thunderstorm, which triggered a microburst in Tempe, dropped heavy rain across the East Valley Oct. 13, ...

Just one isolated supercell thunderstorm produced three tornadoes yesterday, September 22. The tornadoes formed in a line from west of Traverse City to Torch Lake and Bellaire. The National Weather ...

In about 15 minutes, Tempe recorded nearly three-quarters of an inch of rain. A supercell thunderstorm forms when wind speed and direction change with height, a phenomenon called wind shear.