Hurricanes and low pressure systems do spin counter-clockwise in the northern hemisphere. Tornadoes usually do, though not always. The behavior of the intense thundershowers that produce tornadoes ...

A tornado that touched down northeast of Estelline, South Dakota, Saturday evening was rare because it was rotating clockwise, the opposite of most twisters in the Northern Hemisphere. Radar imagery ...

Venus rotates clockwise, opposite most planets, a phenomenon called retrograde rotation. A day on Venus is longer than its year, and the sun rises in the west. Scientists believe a collision or ...