Tornadoes can form in minutes, making early and accurate warnings crucial to saving lives. Howard Bluestein at the University of Oklahoma and Adam Houston at the University of Nebraska are trying to understand why some storms produce...

The president of the Center for Severe Weather Research discusses how thunderstorms give birth to violent tornadoes. [2:20]

A psychologist and colleagues examined how the people who lived in Tornado Alley viewed the risk of future tornadoes after they had survived the one that hit Iowa City in 2006. Understanding this could help with preparing and responding...

An atmospheric scientist explains how tornadoes develop in a supercell thunderstorm. The United States is particularly prone to tornadoes. [4:08]

A video investigating how a tornado forms, creates strong wind, can move fast, and creates a lot of destruction. Also shown is a map where tornadoes are commonly found. [3:46]

Weather forecasting has advanced since this film was made (in about 1956). Compare forecasting methods shown in this film with modern techniques. Watch for a huge mistake in the way scientists thought about tornado safety fifty years...

EstuaryLIVE meteorologists explain how a tornado forms, how it moves, and how to measure potential damage from these dangerous storms. [10:16]

Charlie and Jordan talk about visualizations that may reduce the false alarm rate for tornado prediction. [2:22]

Science Friday discusses a tornado outbreak that killed more than fifty people in southern United States, and illustrates the conditions needed for tornado formation.

In this segment, take a look at tornadoes and how the scientists chasing them could help us get better warnings.

Examine the destruction caused by a tornado in Wisconsin. Watch kids use the scientific method to figure out how to determine the strength of a tornado.

Explore how tornadoes form. Watch kids use the scientific method to find out if sidewinds or updrafts are more likely to form a tornado.

Viewers can experience what happens in a multivortex tornado. [0:35]

The massive tornado that struck Oklahoma this week was the product of specific atmospheric conditions nd bad luck.