On Sunday, May 25, an EF-1 tornado ripped through Puerto Varas in southern Chile in South America. It’s estimated that 50-60 tornadoes occur in Chile each year, but this number could be higher.

The storms did lead to some damage reports.

Researchers at the University of Kansas have shown the National Severe Storms Laboratory's Warn-on-Forecast System (WoFS) has potential to help weather forecasters issue warnings to emergency managers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the U.S. there are roughly 2,300 tornado warnings issued each year. Some years there are more, and some less. However, there ...

Tornadoes are vertical funnels of rapidly spinning air. Their winds may top 250 miles an hour and can clear a pathway a mile wide and 50 miles long. Twisters are born in thunderstorms and are often ...

Some big news came out in the meteorological community on Monday regarding a powerful tornado that occurred in eastern North Dakota on June 20, 2025. The National Weather Service in Grand Forks ...

44: Number of tornadoes recorded that day in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Ontario. 10: Duration of tornado outbreak that day in hours. 89: Number of deaths from all tornadoes that day. 18: Number ...

You're all familiar with the Enhanced Fujita Scale or EF Scale, which became operational on February 1, 2007, is used to assign a tornado a 'rating' based on estimated wind speeds and related damage.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tornadoes are a danger across Canada during the warm months. It’s important to keep up with the latest forecasts and alerts in ...

Pensacola, Florida -This town is used to having a name to curse at. You know -- Erin, Opal or that dreaded Ivan. Hurricanes, all.But what do you call what happened Thursday?You call it an EF-1 tornado ...