Rating tornado warnings charts a path to improve forecasts

The United States experiences more tornadoes than any other country, with a season that peaks in spring or summer depending on the region. Tornadoes are often deadly, especially in places where buildings can’t withstand high winds. Accurate advanced warnings can save lives. A study from the University of Washington and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…

Wyoming becoming tornado alley of the West

WYOMING – Is it global warming or something to do with climate change? Perhaps, but the fact remains tornado warnings in Wyoming are up. Way up. According to the National Weather Service, Wyoming has experienced 51 tornado warnings so far this year. That’s nearly triple the usual for a season. From 2006-2017, the state received…

Miami Springs cleaning up after early morning tornado damages homes, city park

Cleanup is underway in Miami Springs, where a tornado early Monday tore a swath of destruction from Ludlam Drive and Falcon all the way northeastward toward Peavy-Dove Park (across from Miami Springs Senior High School) before exiting into Hialeah. A monster weather system that wreaked havoc on the entire southeastern United States, spawning deadly tornados…

NOAA’s new satellite will finally pull weather forecasting technology out of the 1980s

Two Colorado companies are working together on the first major upgrade to the U.S. government’s weather observation instruments since the 1980s – and that means the forecast on your phone might get more accurate in the years ahead. “It’s pretty much been black and white images of clouds since the 1970s,” said Greg Mandt, National…

Five tornado warnings issued Sunday in East Idaho; one twister might have touched down

The National Weather Service issued multiple tornado warnings, severe thunderstorm warnings and special weather alerts Sunday afternoon and evening concerning several dangerous storms that barreled through East Idaho. The weather service reported at 11 p.m. Sunday that all the warnings had expired and there were no confirmed reports of tornadoes touching down. But a video…