Many tornadoes start as funnel clouds, so it’s wise to head to safe shelter immediately if you ever spot a funnel cloud nearby. We can also see cold-core funnel clouds, which form when showers ...

Staring at the clouds during a tornado warning is a nerve-racking experience. Thunderstorms fill our skies with a tremendous variety of colours and textures as they lumber across the horizon. The ...

In the last issue, we began our look at tornadoes by looking at the first two of four theories on how they form: super cell ...

This is the spectacular moment twin waterspout tornadoes intersected off the coast of Italy. Dramatic footage shows the pair ...

At least one funnel cloud was spotted over Edmonton on Sunday, where an apartment building was also struck by lightning triggered by a slow-moving, low-pressure storm system.

The tornado The rotating column of air descends and brings down the water vapour with it, in the form of a funnel cloud. When the funnel touches the ground, we call it a tornado (it isn’t a ...

Vancouver — A cloud formation in the skies near Vancouver drew plenty of stares on Tuesday evening, but experts say it was just a funnel cloud and not a tornado. Video of the weather event that ...

FAQ: Tornadoes, what they are and how they form "There are a whole bunch of different things that spin in our atmosphere," Hasell said Tuesday, adding not all rotating columns of air are alike.

A cloud shaped like a "twister" was spotted in the sky near Merseyside. Paul Rimmer managed to capture photos of the strange formation. He said he took them near the Windmill Animal Farm on Fish ...

But not all scary, suspicious clouds looming beneath a storm are an indication that a tornado is imminent. DON'T MISS: Don’t fall victim to these seven dangerous tornado myths ...