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Why some storms turn into tornadoes

The Supercell Foundation Not all thunderstorms can produce tornadoes - only about 30% of supercell thunderstorms actually spawn these rotating columns of air. Supercells are severe thunderstorms with ...
NEW ORLEANS — Watch our live storm radar feed showing real‑time showers and thunderstorms move across Louisiana. Expect a few showers this morning with more scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon ...
TEMPERATURES DOWN JUST A BIT. TODAY IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER WARM AND HUMID DAY, BUT THERE WILL BE A LOT MORE CHANGE AT THE END OF THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND AS TEMPERATURES FALL BACK TO NORMAL, UPPER ...
IT’D BE REALLY NICE TO BE OUT THERE NICE AND COOL. IT’S GOING TO BE FANTASTIC. IT’S GOING TO FEEL LIKE FALL THIS FRIDAY. IT’S GOING TO FEEL LIKE FALL TOMORROW, THOUGH. IT’S GOING TO POUR. TOMORROW IS ...
MOLINE, Ill. — Doppler radar technology has been around since the late 1800s, with its first widespread use during World War II to help detect enemy aircraft. Since the late 1940s, this same ...
The National Weather Service office in San Francisco issued a Tornado Warning Thursday afternoon for central Santa Cruz ...
Severe thunderstorms were sweeping through the Kansas City metro Tuesday afternoon, prompting the National Weather Service to issue tornado warnings. The weather service issued a tornado warning ...
Now that we are into the evening we can look at how earlier severe thunderstorms are holding together. The good news is a marked decrease in intensity of the thunderstorms in the past two hours. As of ...
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Adams and York counties until 10 p.m. tonight, according to the National Weather Service in State College. A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued ...
A severe thunderstorm warning for some South-Central Pennsylvania counties has expired.Cumberland: Until 6:45 p.m.Dauphin: Until 6:45 p.m. Juniata: Until 6:15 p.m ...