How do harmless puffy white clouds grow into towering, potentially dangerous cumulonimbus thunderstorms? On their surface, clouds appear to be an odd contradiction of nature — light enough to float on ...

Thunderstorms form from rising air currents. Air is forced from near the ground to higher elevations in the atmosphere. This ...

People may be frustrated by the lack of detail when weather forecasters say, "There will be thunderstorms popping up, but we don't know where." Now a key finding in a study by the UK Centre for ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — One minute, the skies are sunny. The next, towering clouds build overhead and a heavy downpour moves through before disappearing just as quickly. These “pop-up” ...

Satellite data show that wind conditions affect the connection between soil moisture and thunderstorms, which could be used to inform forecasting. Thunderstorm updraughts are driven by a process ...

The rumble of thunderstorms across the country this week is a noisy reminder that summer is arriving—and with it, the mix of heat, humidity and unstable air that fuels these bursts of wild weather.

During Oklahoma’s storm season, it’s common to see unusual cloud formations that can look dramatic, intimidating, and sometimes even tornado-like. After severe weather events, News On 6 often receives ...

The rumble of thunderstorms across the country this week is a noisy reminder that summer is arriving – and with it, the mix of heat, humidity and unstable air that fuels these bursts of wild weather.