Tornadoes

EF1 Tornado Destroys 2 Homes, Damages Other Buildings In Weld County

Associated Press

Authorities say a tornado that touched down in Weld County on Monday damaged buildings on seven properties. No injuries were reported. Among the structures considered destroyed were two homes as well as two buildings at a feedlot.

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New Study Predicts Tornados and Hail During 鈥楩orecast Gap鈥�

Stephanie Daniel

Weather forecasters are good at predicting severe weather up to a week in advance. They're also pretty good at telling us what might happen three to six鈥�

A tornado in Laramie Thursday evening became the focus of social media.

Wyoming And Colorado Seeing More And More Tornados

Maggie Mullen

Climate change is causing temperatures to rise, fanning the flames of wildfires across the region. But when it comes to extreme weather in the region,...

Tornado researchers want to use small drones, like this one called the Noctura, to study the storms.

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Tornado Tech: How Drones Can Help With Twister Science

Rachel Hubbard

To understand how and why tornadoes form, some researchers are taking to the skies with small unmanned aircraft.

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While Not As Powerful, Colorado Still Sees Its Share Of Tornadoes

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The tornado sighting that set off alarms and frightened passengers at Denver International Airport Tuesday afternoon was a startling reminder that鈥�

Friday's storm, which produced a mile-wide tornado, as it neared El Reno, Okla.

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Why Chase Tornadoes? To Save Lives, Not To 'Die Ourselves'

Mark Memmott

A scientist who studies tornadoes says there's still much to be learned about how they form and how to better forecast them. Still, the storm chasing and research communities will be reevaluating their procedures in the wake of three colleagues' deaths.

Tammy Wade (left) is hugged by Dana Givens in what is left of her home in El Reno, Okla., on Sunday, after it was destroyed by a tornado.

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Why Do People Live In Twister-Prone Oklahoma?

Dana Farrington

In response to our coverage of the tornadoes, online comments have asked, "Why put yourself in the path of such disaster?" But Oklahoma residents have their reasons for staying put.

After the storm: Sheet metal that was torn off a building during Friday's tornado in El Reno, Okla., ended up caught in a tree.

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Death Toll From Latest Oklahoma Tornado Rises Further

Mark Memmott

Oklahoma officials put the number of deaths from Friday night's storms at 18 as of Monday evening, with several victims still not identified. The strongest storm Friday tore through El Reno, Okla. Forecasters are warning there could be more severe weather in Oklahoma on Monday and Tuesday.

Tornadoes Again Threaten Oklahoma City

Several tornadoes were bearing down on the Oklahoma City area Friday night. The violent weather was occurring near the city of Moore, which lost 24 people after a massive tornado almost two weeks ago. Robert Siegel talks with Kurt Gwartney of member station KGOU in Oklahoma City.

In 1974, a young Xenia, Ohio, resident sweeps the slab of a house that was destroyed in a tornado that struck the town April 3.

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In Ohio Town, Okla. Twister Conjures Echoes Of 1974 Disaster

Noah Adams

A tornado destroyed much of the town of Xenia in April 1974. The storm killed 33 people and injured hundreds. There are few signs of the devastation in Xenia today, but many residents still have vivid memories of the twister and its aftermath.