When the Guadalupe River surged more than 26 feet in less than an hour on July 4, it wasn't just a flood, it was a force of nature tearing through central Texas. The river carried away vehicles, homes ...

State sends 30 investigators on the ground to flush out scammers, price-gougers. May 22, 2013 — -- Investigators with the Oklahoma Attorney General's office have already uncovered evidence of ...

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Tornadoes are a relatively rare event. Only a tiny percentage of thunderstorms ever go on to produce a tornado. No two twisters are alike—and some of those storms are truly bizarre. From twin ...

This photo shows the upper part of the water tornado model. The acrylic glas tank has a diameter of 50 centimetres and is illuminated with LED strips. The water forms a vortex whose surface shape ...

ST. LOUIS — The two tornadoes that touched down south of St. Louis on Saturday and severely damaged numerous properties were just the latest in a near-record year for the region. Meteorologists with ...

Twisters come in all shapes and sizes. Some carry manure, some fish, some horses, some babies, some flesh-eating bacteria, some U.S. mail. Following are weird examples. ByJim Clash, Contributor.

FRASER, MI - Details have been released about a quick spin-up tornado that was confirmed to have touched down in Southeast Michigan on Wednesday afternoon during the stretch of severe thunderstorms.

ST. LOUIS — We've had a really busy last few months in the St. Louis region when it comes to severe weather. The last thing anyone else wants to hear? More tornado sirens. After the EF3 tornado moved ...

On June 8, 1966, an F5 twister touched down in Topeka, Kansas, killing 17 people and injuring hundreds. All of these years later, some locals still wonder if it happened because the city ignored an ...

Waterspouts can develop as air rises into a developing cumulus or cumulonimbus cloud over the water. If the rising air begins ...

Attempting to model astronomical systems can often involve supercomputers, but scientists have also looked for alternative analogue systems to model the astronomical systems they are studying. This ...