News Climate How a warming climate may make winter tornadoes stronger Higher winter temperatures might make twisters more intense, a climate simulation predicts On May 20, 2013, a tornado tore through Moore, Okla., part of a system that caused several other tornadoes across the Great Plains. A new climate simulation using data from the twister suggests tornadoes could become more powerful as the planet warms. Ks0stm/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Ariana Remmel December 16, 2021 at 9:00 am NEW ORLEANS — Warmer winters could make twisters more powerful.