When a tornado tears through an area, the main question after the fact is, “How strong was it?” That’s where the Enhanced ...

Tornado safety is more important than ever as we head into the summer months. Here are some tornado myths to avoid—and the ...

Scientists then use that information to calculate its probable wind speed. The rating system ranges from F0, the weakest cyclone, to F5, a vicious, deadly tornado, which a character in Twister ...

The day of the all-out nuclear war dawns like any other. There is no warning and people are going about their normal lives in ...

During the 1974 Super Outbreak, several tornadoes reached the F5 category, indicating maximum wind speeds and the highest potential for destruction. Tornado. Image by NOAA via Unsplash. Several ...

A wind gust with triple-digit speeds blew across West Texas this week and broke records — but it wasn't related to the any of the tornados raging across the state. Just after 7 p.m. Tuesday ...

We may see a few more tornadoes before the month wraps up. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued an intense severe threat for Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa for Monday. Wind flow high in the ...

Red flag warnings are issued when weather conditions escalate fire danger. Today, wind gust rates will reach speeds up to 40 MPH. In these circumstances, ignition of a wildfire is easy to achieve ...

I don’t know the magic number. Wind speeds in the high teens are definitely too strong. Speeds around 10 mph – or maybe ranging between 5 mph and 15 mph – seem doable. Sometimes, the only ...

The Trump administration agrees on the need to speed up energy projects, but not for wind or for solar, which is the fastest-growing source of electricity generation in the U.S. Mark Carney Wins ...