Since 2007, this scale has determined the strength of tornadoes worldwide. Here is the background behind the scale, plus a ...

Some big news came out in the meteorological community on Monday regarding a powerful tornado that occurred in eastern North Dakota on June 20, 2025. The National Weather Service in Grand Forks ...

Measuring tornado winds at the ground level is notoriously difficult. Instead, meteorologists look at the damage, using on or more of 28 key indicators to determine how strong the tornado likely was ...

The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down in Melvindale, near its border with Lincoln Park, early Wednesday. The tornado was classified as an EF-1; the NWS ranks tornados on a ...