We often say a tornado “touched down,” but that's not technically how a tornado forms. The air inside a developing tornado is ...

Meteorologist Brandon Lawson talks about the tornadoes that hit the Carolinas this past week and how tornadoes form. Watch ...

Tornadoes can be elusive research subjects. Through chasing storms and using computer simulations, scientists have worked out the basic ingredients needed to spin up a twister, but two crucial ...

Supported by a new three-year, $1,099,777 grant, researchers in the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science in the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The definition of a tornado is a rapidly rotating column of air, but tornadoes aren't the only weather phenomenon that matches that description. First, let's start with ...

Also, be sure to have the WITN First Alert Weather App. It is free of charge in the app stores to download. When a tornado ...

Tornado warnings can give people time to seek shelter, but meteorologists still face a fundamental challenge in delivering ...

A tornado warning has expired for Randolph County. Get the latest tornado safety information for where to go to seek shelter during a tornado warning below. Plus, information about weather terms to ...