As the name should imply LPs are characterized by their lack of precipitation. It’s not that they have no rain, just little of it. LPs lack for rain because the environment they form in lacks for ...

The supercell, king of thunderstorms, disruptor of the Great Plains, is a dangerous weather threat wherever it forms. Tornadoes, flooding, enormous hailstones, damaging winds and lightning are some of ...

Rare “low precipitation” (LP) supercells spawned tornadoes across at least two Georgia counties on New Year’s Eve. Even though Friday’s forecast called for severe storms, including tornadoes, it was a ...