#Tornado alley is expanding — and scientists don’t know why

#Tornado alley is expanding — and scientists don’t know why

Tornadoes are becoming more frequent in populated parts of the United States and are often occurring as damaging clusters — a development seen in recent deadly outbreaks from Alabama to Michigan.  The number, damage and deadliness of individual tornadoes has held roughly steady over the past 50 years, federal experts with the National Oceanographic and…

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#Video reveals 12,000 mile tall plasma tornado from the Sun

#Video reveals 12,000 mile tall plasma tornado from the Sun

“Video reveals 12,000 mile tall plasma tornado from the Sun” A giant swirling vortex of plasma has been captured shooting from the Sun. The mind-blowing footage shows a solar twister that’s the equivalent of a burning hot 12,000-mile tall tornado. The stunning video was captured by astronomer Apollo Lasky. According to SpaceWeather.com, Lasky captured the solar twister…

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#University of Oklahoma meteorology students chasing tornado killed in crash traveling home

#University of Oklahoma meteorology students chasing tornado killed in crash traveling home

“University of Oklahoma meteorology students chasing tornado killed in crash traveling home” Three University of Oklahoma meteorology students traveling back from storm chasing in Kansas died in a crash Friday evening. Nicholas Nair, 20, of Denton, Texas; Gavin Short, 19, of Grayslake, Illinois; and Drake Brooks, 22, of Evansville, Indiana, died in the crash shortly…

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#Texas tornadoes tear through city, 23 injured

#Texas tornadoes tear through city, 23 injured

“Texas tornadoes tear through city, 23 injured” A series of tornados that touched down north of Austin, Texas injured 23 people and left a path of destruction in their wake on Tuesday. One twister that tore through Bell Country around 6 p.m. traveled a total of seven miles on the ground and ripped apart homes…

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#Severe weather including tornadoes, thunderstorms expected across the South this week

#Severe weather including tornadoes, thunderstorms expected across the South this week

“Severe weather including tornadoes, thunderstorms expected across the South this week” There are strong indications that a potentially significant severe weather outbreak could materialize on multiple days this week across the south-central and southeastern U.S. NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has been highlighting this threat since Tuesday, when it issued a rare severe weather outlook a week…

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#Massive winter storm system barrels toward Northeast

#Massive winter storm system barrels toward Northeast

“#Massive winter storm system barrels toward Northeast” Winter Storm Miles is projected to hit the Northeast this weekend. New York is expected to get slammed with rain, strong winds and more power outages as the storm makes its way toward Maine. As of Friday morning, nearly 100,000 customers in the Northeast have no power. Long…

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