New research shows how advanced weather models can warn about tornado danger earlier and help communities prepare with more time.

Researchers at the University of Kansas have shown the National Severe Storms Laboratory's Warn-on-Forecast System (WoFS) has potential to help weather forecasters issue warnings to emergency managers ...

A winter storm warning remains in effect for the Kansas City area and points south through 6 p.m. Sunday. MoDOT crews working ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for part of the Kansas City metro as scattered thunderstorms are popping up across ...

In A Nutshell Scientists identified atmospheric patterns that appear up to an hour before tornadoes form, potentially paving the way for earlier warnings than the current 15-minute average ...

A tornado touches down near Dodge City on May 24, 2016. The current lead time on issuing tornado warnings is about 15 minutes. More lead time from the Warn-on-Forecast system could save lives and ...

(AP) – Millions of people in the central United States must brace themselves for powerful storms that may include long-track tornadoes, hurricane-force winds and baseball-sized hail, forecasters said ...