Instead, three specific hazards determine whether a storm meets the criteria: tornadoes, damaging winds, and hail. Each of ...

As I’ve mentioned in previous articles, there are over 40,000 thunderstorms forming every day across the globe. That’s nearly 1,700 per hour. For an entire year, it’s estimated that our planet will ...

They're much more common than tornadoes. Here's why severe thunderstorms are dangerous and why you should take action when a warning is issued.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Satellite imagery showed thunderstorms forming across parts of the Southern US on Wednesday, March 4. The Cooperative Institute ...

A Tornado Watch has been issued for parts of Kansas through 10 PM. Chief Meteorologist Lisa Teachman tracks timing and ...

Gargantuan hail is something you likely have never heard of. This type of description for hail is reserved for only the biggest stones. Severe warnings for hail start at a quarter-sized hail, and ...

Thunderstorms are known to form preferentially on warm, humid days with unstable air. But predicting where exactly a thunderstorm will develop has so far remained extremely difficult. Heavy rainfall ...

When those thunderstorms formed that spawned the deadly tornadoes across the south earlier thsi week formed, some of them reached incredible heights over 50,000 feet tall -- thats' nearly 10 miles ...

The right mix of hot, humid, rising air can produce some of the most powerful weather phenomena on the planet.

Severe weather season in Texas has arrived and Central Texas is bracing for a couple of stormy days on the horizon this week. Knowing how thunderstorms develop and identifying cloud formations can ...