Tornadoes can form any time the conditions are right. They take many shapes, but they all start the exact same way. Here's what to know.

Tornadoes are unpredictable and can form quickly. This is what you need to know about the deadly weather phenomenon. By Daisy Hernandez Updated: Sep 25, 2020 3:30 PM EDT ...

A tornado churns up dust at dusk near Traer, Iowa. Brad Goddard / NOAA. One muggy day in July 1986, a news helicopter was recording footage of a festival in Minneapolis when the pilot and ...

Tornadoes don't just appear out of nowhere. They need the perfect storm to form. It starts when warm, humid air clashes with cold air, which can generate a powerful thunderstorm known as a supercell.

Tornado activity continues to be above average across the U.S. this year. More than 1,155 tornadoes had been reported through the morning of July 31, according to preliminary numbers from the ...

Tornadoes are one of the most violent and destructive forces on Earth reaching speeds in excess of 200 miles per hour. Sometimes, tornadoes can clear a path a mile wide and travel more than 50 miles.

There were 29 tornadoes in Ohio on July 12, 1992, and 19 on Nov. 10, 2002, the most of any day since 1950. There were 61 tornadoes in 1992, the most since 1950 until Ohio broke its tornado record ...

Tornado formation begins when warm, moist air near the ground collides with cooler, drier air at higher altitudes, often around 30,000 feet. This clash of air masses creates instability in the ...

Tornadoes don't just appear out of nowhere. They need the perfect storm to form. It starts when warm, humid air clashes with cold air, which can generate a powerful thunderstorm known as a supercell.

One muggy day in July 1986, a news helicopter was recording footage of a festival in Minneapolis when the pilot and photographer glimpsed a tornado over nearby Brooklyn Park. They moved toward it ...

How do tornadoes form? Tornadoes, one of nature’s most violent storms, can last anywhere from just a few minutes to several hours. To stream 13News Now on your phone, you need the 13News Now app.