The mountains are safer than the plains, when it comes to tornadoes, but still not totally safe. The weather conditions around mountains are, quite often, not favorable for tornado development. That ...

Lighting strikes near the Charlotte skyline on July 25, 2024. “Powerful” storms with heavy rains, large hail and possible tornadoes could sweep across the Charlotte region and mountains, NWS ...

Meteorologists at the National Weather Service office in Pueblo, Colorado, said they were alerted to a previously unwarned tornado by a social media user who shared a satellite image showing what ...

The April 15 tornado that moved through Lynchburg on its 25-mile-long path easily crossed the James River, in fact intensifying on the other side as it moved into Amherst County. This shouldn’t ...

A tornado was caught on film at the crest of Colorado's Mount Evans on Saturday. The twister was discovered at 11,900 feet, making it the second highest ever recorded by the National Weather Service. ...

Residents of a mountain town at 7992 feet in elevation usually don’t think they have to worry about tornadoes. But tiny Lake George, Colorado, an unincorporated community with only around 100 ...

Update: The National Weather Service has cancelled the tornado watch that had been issued earlier this afternoon for the Mountain Empire. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for ...

If I mention the phrase "violent tornado," what state first comes to mind — Oklahoma, Alabama or maybe Texas? On July 21, 1987, 38 years ago this afternoon, a tornado touched down in northwestern ...

A tornado packing 90 mph winds hit an N.C. mountain tourist town ahead of Hurricane Helene, a National Weather Service team confirmed. STOCK THUNDERSTORM IMAGE A tornado packing 90 mph winds hit the N ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark (KNWA/KFTA) – Multiple tornadoes touched down on the evening of May 19, 2025. Here is an interactive map of five of the confirmed tornados in Oklahoma and Arkansas: Here’s the latest ...

A tornado touched down high in the Colorado Rockies on Sept. 13, carving a path through a remote mountain forest at an elevation of 11,300 feet. The rare twister, confirmed by the National Weather ...