Thunderstorm development requires moisture, unstable air and upward motion.
This is a question whose answer helps elucidate the difference between climate and weather.
An average hurricane season produces 14 named storms, of which seven become hurricanes, including three major hurricanes (wind speeds greater than 111 mph).
While the weather forecasters initially suggested June 5, they realized that a one-day postponement would offer better conditions.Â
A Fire Weather Watch is issued when dangerous conditions may develop in the next 12 to 72 hours, while Red Flag warnings are issued when critical fire weather conditions are imminent or already occurring.
Question: Who or what triggers the decision to sound a tornado siren?
The rainy, relatively warm April has put the spring greening well ahead of schedule in the southern part of the state.Â
Bird migrations are closely linked to mean annual temperature, which influences both departure and arrival times at breeding and wintering grounds.Â
All tornadoes are assigned a single number from the Enhanced Fujita Scale, according to the most intense damage caused by the storm.
The National Weather Service has confirmed more intense tornadoes this month than Wisconsin sees in most years.
Intense thunderstorms sometimes have a green tint. These storm clouds are packed with massive amounts of water and ice and often occur late in the day.
About 75 homes were damaged or destroyed when an unconfirmed tornado hit the Marathon County town of Ringle about 5 p.m. on Friday.
Tornadoes in Wisconsin are beginning earlier in the year and touching down more often. Scientists arenât sure what the future holds.
As they fall, raindrops are flattened and shaped like a hamburger bun by the drag forces of the air they are falling through.
The community will have a record number of entries in the 2026 Kenosha Civic Veterans Parade presented by Snap-on on June 28. This yearâs parade highlights the country's anniverary with the theme "United States Celebrates 250 Years." The parade steps off at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
Nick Demske was one of eight honorees at a Wisconsin Writers Awards event in May in Madison.
Read through the obituaries published today in Lake Geneva Regional News.
Memorable images from his coaching, athletic director stretches at Wisconsin.
Bucky Badger wasn't always Bucky. And he wasn't always huggable, either. Scroll on for a history in photographs of one of the best mascots in college athletics.
The winter of 2007-08 was Madison's snowiest on record, with Mother Nature dumping a cumulative 101.4 inches of snow in the city. (For comparison, the previous record was 76.1 inches in the winter of 1978-79.) The record snowfall included a lot of middling storms that added up over time, as …
Permits and sources suggest Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will be married in New York City next week, the New York Times reported.
The U.S. Geological Survey, using predictive modeling to estimate the death toll, said it would most likely run into the thousands, with a substantial probability of exceeding 10,000.
Journalist Noris Argotte Soto reports from Caracas following two major earthquakes that have devastated the Venezuelan capital, leaving at least 32 dead but with many more feared killed. She says the "situation is critical" in the city, with damaged infrastructure hindering relief efforts.
It also includes $500 million for Global Health Security to prevent, detect and respond to the Ebola outbreak in Africa.
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Like cities and towns big and small, Kenosha and Kenosha County have their share of unsolved murders and cold cases.
Check out the inside of the Macon County Jail through photos from the Herald & Review archives. More archive photos at herald-review.com.
On March 6, 2015, Madison police officer Matt Kenny, who is white, shot and killed 19-year-old Tony Robinson, a black man, after an altercation at a home on Williamson Street. Robinson's death sparked weeks of demonstrations. Kenny was cleared of any wrongdoing by Dane County District Attorn…
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