How do harmless puffy white clouds grow into towering, potentially dangerous cumulonimbus thunderstorms? On their surface, clouds appear to be an odd contradiction of nature — light enough to float on ...

Scientists discovered that patterns in soil moisture and wind can help predict where thunderstorms are most likely to suddenly form.

SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) - During the hot summer months, it may seem like afternoon showers and storms become a daily occurrence. What exactly causes this pattern to restart each morning? There is a ...

Some thunderstorms suddenly grow very strong, while others simply fizzle out. Predicting where this will happen has long been extremely difficult. Now researchers present a physical explanation for ...

When thunderstorms do form, they have more to work with. Weather systems like this week’s will come and go, but the wider, long-term trend is something we all need to be concerned about. We are ...