Last June 11 Tim Samaras and two colleagues did the near impossible—they chased down a tornado and placed a probe with video cameras directly in its path. Beginning at precisely 2:23 p.m. the ...

Like many of the best National Geographic specials, the episode showcases stunning visuals as Wright embarks on a quest to chase down a photograph a tornado in one segment, and shoot a uniquely ...

which means that if no one saw a tornado, it would not appear on weather records," according to National Geographic. "When you remove small tornadoes from the record, the data does not suggest any ...

This story appears in the July 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine ... a witness to more than 600 tornadoes. Over the past three years, aided by mobile satellite data, radar imaging ...

This story appears in the April 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine ... Other inspirations spring from her past. Growing up in Tornado Alley in the 1970s, she was affected by extreme ...