From the beginning of tornado season in April to its end in August, EF rankings for one tornado after another might blow by and leave your head spinning. However, the tragic death of a toddler and the ...

For over a decade, the "Marginal to High" risk scale has been the gold standard for severe weather preparedness, but a new addition to the Storm Prediction Center's outlook marks the most significant ...

Tropical systems tracked by the National Hurricane Center will be classified as depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes based on their intensity. The NHC will label a system a tropical depression ...

Tornadoes rated a 5 on the National Weather Service’s intensity scale are so strong they can level strong frame houses, debark trees, launch cars great distances through the air and etch a scar into ...

Atmospheric rivers, which are long, narrow bands of water vapor, are becoming more intense and frequent with climate change. A new study demonstrates that a recently developed scale for atmospheric ...