When the Guadalupe River surged more than 26 feet in less than an hour on July 4, it wasn't just a flood, it was a force of nature tearing through central Texas. The river carried away vehicles, homes ...

The Great Plains Lose Their Tornado Crown Cities like Dallas and Austin, Texas, are seeing four fewer tornado days per decade ...

State sends 30 investigators on the ground to flush out scammers, price-gougers. May 22, 2013 — -- Investigators with the Oklahoma Attorney General's office have already uncovered evidence of ...

Tornadoes are a relatively rare event. Only a tiny percentage of thunderstorms ever go on to produce a tornado. No two twisters are alike—and some of those storms are truly bizarre. From twin ...

David and Edwina Wilson sort through the wreckage of their London, Ky., home after it was destroyed by a tornado on May 16. Violent tornado outbreaks, like the storms that tore through parts of St.

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ST. LOUIS — The two tornadoes that touched down south of St. Louis on Saturday and severely damaged numerous properties were just the latest in a near-record year for the region. Meteorologists with ...

ST. LOUIS — We've had a really busy last few months in the St. Louis region when it comes to severe weather. The last thing anyone else wants to hear? More tornado sirens. After the EF3 tornado moved ...

Twisters come in all shapes and sizes. Some carry manure, some fish, some horses, some babies, some flesh-eating bacteria, some U.S. mail. Following are weird examples. ByJim Clash, Contributor.

This photo shows the upper part of the water tornado model. The acrylic glas tank has a diameter of 50 centimetres and is illuminated with LED strips. The water forms a vortex whose surface shape ...

On June 8, 1966, an F5 twister touched down in Topeka, Kansas, killing 17 people and injuring hundreds. All of these years later, some locals still wonder if it happened because the city ignored an ...

Attempting to model astronomical systems can often involve supercomputers, but scientists have also looked for alternative analogue systems to model the astronomical systems they are studying. This ...