Climate Compass on MSN

Why some storms turn into tornadoes

The Supercell Foundation Not all thunderstorms can produce tornadoes - only about 30% of supercell thunderstorms actually ...
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CWG Live updates: A few strong storms during toasty evening; staying hot this weekend

Welcome to cwg.live, updated around-the-clock by Capital Weather Gang meteorologists. Happening now: A few hit-or-miss storms, mainly through 9 p.m. and south of D.C., with the potential for damaging ...
The Oak Ridger on MSN

Researcher to discuss violent thunderstoms, tornadoes at Oak Ridge League

Kelsey Ellis is a hazards climatology researcher at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and one of the nation’s top experts on severe storms.
The Conversation

It’s challenging to predict extreme thunderstorms — improving this will help reduce their deadly and costly impacts

David Sills receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and ImpactWX. Gregory Kopp receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council ...
Hawk Central

What's a derecho? Extreme heat puts Iowa at risk for hurricane-strength storms

(This story was updated to add new information on the increased risk of severe weather in Iowa.) With one round of thunderstorms causing power outages for thousands of MidAmerican Energy customers and ...