It's not the amount of damage that determines if a tornado occurred, says NWS, it's about what the damage looks like. For example, meteorologists look at larger uprooted trees, which helps ...

What does it mean for a tornado to be radar confirmed? Radar confirmed is one of the terms that could be used when a tornado warning is issued. It means the radar has been able to pick up debris in ...

HITTING SACRAMENTO COUNTY APRIL 19TH, 1988. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN SEVERAL TIMES, DAMAGING NEARLY 50 HOMES IN FOLSOM. IT SOUNDED LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN COMING THROUGH MY BACKYARD, AND I GREW UP IN ...

We can have severe thunderstorms and tornadoes anytime now and ... but the display isn’t vibrant. I like an app called RadarScope. It does cost around $10/year for the basic Radarscope app.

As we head into tornado season, talks of "Tornado Alley" crop up more and more. But while the plains see a number of destructive weather phenomena, so does the South. According to information ...