Tornado Speed One of the most striking attributes of tornadoes is their incredible speed. The wind speeds within a tornado ...

Subatomic particles called muons could measure pressure changes in supercell thunderstorms and the twisters they kick up.

A towering waterspout tornado ripped through coastal homes in Indonesia. Footage shows the massive rotating vortex peeling ...

Video footage from Friday shows a rotating inferno surrounded by smoke in the Pacific Palisades fire that has devastated the LA area.

Tornadoes form when air, blowing in different directions, rises up in a thunderstorm and begins to spin, according to the National Center for Atmospheric Research. The storm dissipated late Friday ...

Fire tornadoes (or firenadoes) form due to two key factors. One factor is the combustion process that creates fire and releases large amounts heat. This heat release creates an updraft.

A mini-tornado has left a trail of destruction in a Cornish village, according to residents. Some properties in Quintrell ...

FOX 11 Los Angeles/YouTube A "fire tornado" was spotted among the flames ... which the Library of Congress says are "rare," form when strong winds mix with fire, ash and smoke.

Tornadoes form when air, blowing in different directions, rises up in a thunderstorm and begins to spin, according to the National Center for Atmospheric Research. The storm dissipated late Friday ...