New research shows how advanced weather models can warn about tornado danger earlier and help communities prepare with more time.

On Sunday, May 25, an EF-1 tornado ripped through Puerto Varas in southern Chile in South America. It’s estimated that 50-60 tornadoes occur in Chile each year, but this number could be higher.

Researchers at the University of Kansas have shown the National Severe Storms Laboratory's Warn-on-Forecast System (WoFS) has potential to help weather forecasters issue warnings to emergency managers ...

While tornadoes are more common in some parts of the U.S. and at certain times of year, they can happen anywhere, any time. Get to know what the forecasts mean.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – This week is a very special episode of First Alert Weather+. We will be discussing tornadoes, how they form, and what impacts the strength and intensity of tornadoes. This ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

The El Reno tornado, Joplin tornado and Tri-State tornado are among the biggest and most damaging twisters in U.S. history. Tornadoes can be more than a mile wide and have wind speeds greater than 300 ...

As tornadoes become increasingly common across Louisiana, the city of New Orleans is considering a siren system to help people get to safety faster if a twister is approaching. Currently, no parish in ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The National Weather Service provided ratings for several of the reported 16 tornadoes that swept through several counties in western and central Kansas on Sunday. On a night in ...

The cost of homeowners insurance is soaring in states where large outbreaks of tornadoes are becoming more common. But it's hail — not tornadoes — that are the biggest concern for insurers in the ...

THE CLOUDS AND DISAPPEAR. AND BYRON IS HERE WITH MORE ON TODAY’S SEVERE WEATHER. YEAH, PRETTY WILD DAY FOR SURE. WE HAD THOSE TORNADO WARNINGS, OF COURSE. KEEPING YOU UPDATED HERE ON KOAT SEVEN AND ON ...