Tornadoes are a relatively rare event. Only a tiny percentage of thunderstorms ever go on to produce a tornado. No two twisters are alike—and some of those storms are truly bizarre. From twin ...

We've discussed May's deserved reputation for both violent tornadoes and large outbreaks. In Texas, two of its worst tornadoes of all time happened in the middle of May, each in one of the state's ...

This is an F5 tornado, and it’s one of nature’s most destructive forces. Could you survive being sucked in? Yeah, imagine getting scooped up like a meat-puppet. Swirling like a ragdoll at over 480 ...

On May 15th, 1968, a surface low pressure system swept across Iowa bringing with it severe weather across the country. 39 tornadoes touched down, stretching from Minnesota to Mississippi. Here is the ...

Big, strong, violent tornadoes don't happen that often around here. That all changed on May 31, 1985. At the time, the National Severe Storms Forecast Center noted that the atmosphere was ready for an ...