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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 ...
Why are tornadoes still so difficult to forecast? Meteorologists have gotten a lot better at forecasting the conditions that make tornadoes more likely. But predicting exactly which thunderstorms will ...
One muggy day in July 1986, a news helicopter was recording footage of a festival in Minneapolis when the pilot and photographer glimpsed a tornado over nearby Brooklyn Park. They moved toward it, ...
Severe storms are becoming more intense — and happening in more widespread clusters. Scientists are investigating why tornado season is arriving earlier and with greater force. The reason may be ...
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Consumers Energy officials said this weekend’s ice storm to the north in Michigan and tornadoes to the south made it one of the 10 worst storms in the utility company’s history. It ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Meteorologists have gotten a lot better at forecasting the conditions that make ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Chris Nowotarski, Texas A&M University (THE CONVERSATION) Meteorologists began warning ...