What is Tornado Alley? Find out the states most affected, when tornadoes peak, and how often they strike. In this article, we ...

Researchers at the University of Kansas have shown the National Severe Storms Laboratory's Warn-on-Forecast System (WoFS) has potential to help weather forecasters issue warnings to emergency managers ...

As the earth's temperature climbs, so does the threat of extreme weather events such as drought, wildfire, hurricanes and tornadoes -- all occurring more frequently at higher strengths, according to ...

While tornadoes are more common in some parts of the U.S. and at certain times of year, they can happen anywhere, any time. Get to know what the forecasts mean.

Then you have the Midwest, nicknamed “Tornado Alley” due to its frequent encounters with deadly, destructive twisters. Then ...

Cities like Dallas and Austin, Texas, are seeing four fewer tornado days per decade, while the traditional Tornado Alley region from the 1950s through the 1990s centered on northeastern Texas and ...

“If you think about the second-, third-, and fourth-ranked states, they’re not part of what people normally think of as ...

Graphic images of utter devastation from the EF-5 tornado that slammed into Moore, Okla., are a stark reminder of the power of cyclonic storms in the Great Plains to destroy virtually all above-ground ...

While the state does not grapple with hurricanes or coastal flooding, its vulnerability to tornadoes, hailstorms, and severe weather has kept insurance premiums elevated. According to newly released ...

While not officially in Tornado Alley, the Florida Panhandle averages eight to 10 tornado watches annually. Meteorologists say conditions for tornadoes become more favorable during the spring months.

I was born in Topeka, Kansas. You may or may not know that Kansas is smack dab in the center of what is called “tornado alley.” Tornadoes were as much a part of spring as lilacs, birdsong and puppy ...