Why Hurricane Milton produced such strong tornadoes — and why future storms could do it again
Hurricane Milton delivered an earlier-than-expected dose of chaos before making landfall this week, as supercell thunderstorms — which feature rotating updrafts and can produce tornadoes — ripped through the state. The resulting twisters prompted the National Weather Service to issue 126 tornado warnings, and the agency’s Storm Prediction Center issued 45 preliminary reports of tornadoes. … Read more