A severe storm releases a bolt of lightning on May 19 over Finney County. Kansas saw more than double the number of tornadoes ...

More than a dozen wildfires have broken out in Southern California since Jan. 1, mostly in the greater Los Angeles area.

Lael Wilcox is the fastest woman to ride her bike around the world. The Tucsonan traveled over 18,000 miles in three months to break the record.

PDS warnings were first used to warn of tornado outbreaks in the Midwest. More than a decade ago, three meteorologists proposed expanding their use to disasters such as ice storms, floods ...

The update, which will extend through 2019 this mammoth census of all known U.S. tornadoes rated at least F2/EF2, is already sparking excitement among storm enthusiasts, researchers, and print ...

renowned tornado scientist Ted Fujita. In 2006, Marshall helped create a 111-page document detailing new damage indicators and associated wind speeds required to cause specific damage. The current ...

Fire tornadoes occur when intense wind combines with conditions in the atmosphere to produce clouds of smoke that reach 20,000 to 40,000 feet, Swain said. These clouds form vortices of flaming hot ...

The largest of the blazes expanded east on Friday, even as wind speeds, which fueled the initial blaze, fell to normal levels. By Amy Graff Yan Zhuang and Shawn Hubler Amy Graff reported from Los ...

A researcher describes the destructive power of the fires in Los Angeles, particularly the formation of fire tornadoes or ...

Wind gusts of 60 mph (97 kph) were expected in the Spartanburg, South Carolina, area. Damage to trees and powerlines was expected in a number of counties, while a tornado watch was in effect for ...

FOX 11 Los Angeles/YouTube A "fire tornado" was spotted among the flames raging Los Angeles. In video footage captured by Fox 11 on Friday, Jan. 10, viewers were able to see swirling winds ...