NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks what other name is used for a baroclinic zone.

It’s spring storm season, NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks what time of day has the most tornadoes dating back to 1880.

The National Weather Service says at least seven tornadoes touched down in North Texas on Sunday in Eastland, Palo Pinto and Parker Counties.

The National Weather Service canceled all watches and warnings for North Texas as storms that packed a punch earlier Sunday fell apart. An NBC 5 viewer recorded video of a tornado near Santo in Palo Pinto County about an hour west-southwest of Fort Worth. Those tornadoes left a trail of damage. An NBC 5 crew found an 18-wheeler overturned on…...

NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks: Hail size is considered severe if the hail is the size of quarters or larger but what is the criteria for wind speed?

The Texas power grid is under close watch on Wednesday as ERCOT forecasts a sharp spike in electricity demand — a surge strong enough to potentially break springtime records. According to the grid operator, it’s unusual to see such high power usage this early in the year. But Wednesday’s sudden heat wave sweeping across much of the stat...

NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks what the process by which vegetation gives off moisture to the atmosphere is called.

NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks which part of the United States is most directly impacted by the Gulf Stream.

Did you know that Dallas-Fort Worth, home to over 8 million people, is sinking?

Wednesday will be the warmest day this week.

NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks what it means when the atmosphere is considered unstable.

The United States has more tornadoes than any other country. NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks which country is second.

After a rainy and unsettled weather week, Mother Nature is kind to us going into Mother’s Day!