Tornado News

Posted January 19, 2012:

• Toward Twister Forecasting: Scientists Make Progress in Assessing Tornado Seasons

Posted December 5, 2011:

• Global Winds Could Explain Record Rains, Tornadoes

Posted November 10, 2011:

• Storm Chasers of Utah

Posted August 8, 2011:

• Increase in Tornado, Hurricane Damage Brings Call for More Stringent Building Standards

Posted June 10, 2011:

• Landsat Satellite Images Compare Before and After Massachusetts Tornado

Posted June 7, 2011:

• Wild Winds: Changes in Weather Patterns Creating More Severe Storms

Posted May 25, 2011:

• NASA's TRMM Satellite Saw Heavy Rainfall in Supercell That Spawned Joplin, Missouri Tornado

Posted May 13, 2011:

• Massive Tornado Onslaught Raises Questions About Building Practices, Code Enforcement

Posted February 18, 2011:

• Storm-Chasing Weather Radar Used to Track Bat Populations

Posted October 26, 2010:

• Tornado Warnings Are Too Often Ignored, Researcher Says

Posted September 16, 2010:

• Tornado-Chasing Becomes Vacation Choice, Researchers Find

Posted July 14, 2010:

• Importance of a Safe Room for Tornado Protection

Posted May 21, 2010:

• Tornadoes: High-Resolution Radar Data and Images Captured

Posted January 4, 2010:

• Winter, Nighttime Tornadoes Pose Greatest Risk, National Weather Service Warns

Posted September 8, 2009:

• Tornado Threat Increases As Gulf Hurricanes Get Larger

Posted June 24, 2009:

• Dry Autumns And Winters May Lead To Fewer Tornadoes In The Spring

Posted March 11, 2009:

• Drought, Urbanization Were Ingredients For Atlanta's Perfect Storm

Posted March 10, 2009:

• Why Some People Don’t Heed Tornado And Other Severe Weather Warnings

Posted January 2, 2009:

• Big Raindrops Favor Tornado Formation, Simulations Suggest

Posted November 5, 2008:

• Nighttime Tornadoes Are Worst Nightmare: Twisters That Occur From Midnight To Dawn Are 2.5 Times More Likely To Kill

Posted June 13, 2008:

• Early And Intense Tornado Season Could Be Record

Posted June 2, 2008:

• Tornados, Flooding May Warn Of Climate Change

Posted May 8, 2008:

• Hot-Air Balloon Research May Improve Tornado Predictions

Posted April 18, 2008:

• Global Land Temperature Warmest On Record In March 2008

Posted February 17, 2008:

• Tornado Images May Lead To Precise Storm Warnings

Posted May 14, 2007:

• Lab-Made 'Microtornadoes' May Reveal Destructive Secrets Of Real-Life Twisters

Posted June 5, 2006:

• Chasing Tornado Data To Engineer Better Buildings

Posted July 10, 2005:

• NOAA Reports No Tornado Fatalities Since March, A Record

Posted June 16, 2005:

• Rapid-Scanning Doppler On Wheels Keeps Pace With Twisters

Posted June 11, 2005:

• Researchers Demonstrate NEXRAD Radar Helps National Weather Service Forecasters Save Lives

Posted June 3, 2005:

• Rapid-Scanning Doppler On Wheels Keeps Pace With Twisters

Posted April 13, 2005:

• Funnel Vision: Student Storm Chasers Seek Tornadoes

Posted April 11, 2005:

• Scientists Unravel Midwest Tornado Formation

Posted January 4, 2005:

• NOAA Reports Record Number Of Tornadoes In 2004

Posted April 29, 2004:

• New NASA Technology Helps Forecasters In Severe Weather Season

Posted July 1, 2003:

• Tornado Outbreak Shows Need For Stuctural Improvements

Posted June 23, 2003:

• In-Home Shelter Could Ease Chaotic Hurricane Evacuations

Posted April 30, 2002:

• "Forecasting" Space Weather: NASA, University Scientists See Prediction Of Solar Storms In Future

Posted May 18, 2001:

• UMass Tornado Researchers Heading Back To Great Plains

Posted December 19, 2000:

• Texas A&M To Unveil New Mobile Radar System To Track Tornadoes, Measure Hurricane Winds

Posted May 22, 2000:

• High Tech Storm Research Comes To The High Plains

Posted April 25, 2000:

• NASA Scientist: Lightning Studies May Provide Earlier Tornado Alerts

Posted March 20, 2000:

• A Hard Wind Is Gonna Blow: Minimizing The Destruction From Tornadoes

Posted May 10, 1999:

• Mobile Doppler Radar Instruments Edge Closer To Swirling Funnel Clouds

Posted May 5, 1999:

• Texas Tech Examines Tornado's Aftermath

Posted May 4, 1999:

• Early Warning: Researchers Testing State-Of-The-Art Technology For Early Detection Of Tornadoes

Posted March 29, 1999:

• Clemson Researchers Simulate Trees Falling On Houses As Part Of Research To Design Tornado 'Safe Rooms'

Posted March 1, 1999:

• La Nina Cycle Puts New Twist On Tornado Season

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