From skinny ropes to mile-wide monsters, no two twisters are the same. Here’s what you need to know to tell a wedge from a drill bit or an invisible skipper.

Video of a landspout, which is a a type of tornado, was caught on camera near the Utah-Idaho border this week. Chase Thomason, a meteorologist at KUTV 2News in Salt Lake City, Utah, shared the video that was taken of the weather phenomenon on his Facebook page.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tornadoes are often named as one of the scariest weather events, and that fear is much higher when nighttime tornadoes are discussed. It makes sense, and it's backed by science.

They can produce up to 100 mph winds and violent tornadoes.

There is a possibility of tornadoes Tuesday night in the Chicago area as a second round of severe weather is expected to hit the area.

Tornado safety guide for severe weather season: what to do during a warning, driving safety tips, emergency kits, and common tornado myths to avoid.

Another round of severe thunderstorms is likely this evening across Lower Michigan. It's going to be a rapidly changing weather situation for Lower Michigan this evening.

The peak of tornado season in Texas is from April to June, with records showing that for 18 out of the 31 days in April, a tornado has struck SE Texas at least once in history.

The National Weather Service confirmed at least three tornadoes touched down in central Ohio during Thursday’s strong thunderstorms. According to a report from the NWS office in Wilmington, an EF1 tornado occurred just south of Kenton in Hardin County at ...