he National Weather Service explains tornadoes are violently rotating columns of air that extend from the base of a thunderstorm down to the ground. Tornadoes are capable of completely destroying well ...

Spring can bring a dramatic ramp-up of severe weather across the U.S. As the atmosphere warms up after winter, spring can bring a dramatic ramp-up of severe weather across the southern and central U.S ...

The strength of a tornado is measured by the damage that it causes. This is done using the Enhanced Fujita Scale, a modernized version of a system created by Dr. T. Theodore Fujita in the 1970s.

Survivors think a tornado is not likely to hurt them in the future, study says. March 7, 2013 — -- Jerry Suls had just walked out of a restaurant with a friend from out of town when the visitor ...

ABC7 Eyewitness News presents a First Alert Weather Special: "Surviving The Storm" ABC7 Eyewitness News presents a First Alert Weather Special: "Surviving The Storm" ABC7 Eyewitness News presents a ...

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Community members gathered Thursday evening in Fort Pierce for WPTV's Hurricane Preparedness Day, determined not to be caught off guard as they were during last year's devastating ...

When a tornado touched down in Bowling Green in the middle of the night, its violence was centered on a friendly subdivision, where everyone waved at each other and giggling children spent afternoons ...

LARGO, Fla. (WFLA) — Debby Mettler was in her Largo, Florida home on Wednesday when a tornado hit. She said it looked like any normal day before the storm hit. “It was sunny, it was nice out. You know ...