It might seem strange to talk about tornadoes just as the coolest air of the season so far arrives, but a powerful tornado has grabbed headlines this week. A twister that touched down in June was ...

The National Weather Service (NWS) in Grand Forks, N.D., reevaluated a tornado from June 20, 2025. Completing additional surveys and working extensively with wind damage experts, the new estimated ...

The tornado season has gone for a long and fairly quiet run, but someone has finally asked about the rating scale for tornado intensity. That is often referred to as the F scale. The F comes from a ...

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