Scientists discovered that patterns in soil moisture and wind can help predict where thunderstorms are most likely to suddenly form.
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 ...
Discover how soil moisture and wind conditions can help explain why dangerous thunderstorms form at some locations but not others.
It is known that thunderstorms tend to form on warm, humid days when the air is unstable. However, accurately predicting ...
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.