An EF5 tornado is one of the most ... since official U.S. records began in 1950. Tornado-damaged areas of Moore, Okla. are seen in aerial photos during a mission flown by the Civil Air Patrol ...

It may be hard to believe that with an average of 1,200 tornadoes each year in the United States, we haven’t seen an EF5-rated twister in more than 11 years. But that doesn’t mean the number ...

PLEVNA TOOK A DIRECT HIT FROM A MASSIVE WEDGE TORNADO THAT WAS AS WIDE AS THE TOWN ITSELF. MAJOR DAMAGES BEING REPORTED. HELP AND ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED! Tornado photo from @SimonStormRider ...

MOLINE, Ill. — A new study published by the American Meteorological Society has shed light on a puzzling phenomenon: The United States has not logged an EF5 tornado, the most violent category ...

On May 25, 2008, a powerful EF5 wedge tornado, with winds topping out at 205 mph, devastated parts of northeast Iowa. In Parkersburg, 280 homes were wiped from their foundations, and 22 businesses ...

That’s why it’s important to understand how tornadoes are measured. Enter the EF Scale, short for Enhanced Fujita Scale. Unlike measuring size alone ... from EF0 to EF5: EF0 (65–85 mph ...

It's been nearly 16 years since an EF5 tornado devastated ... unclaimed items scattered from the tornado. "We had thousands of artifacts, thousands of pictures, thousands of different things ...

The Enhanced Fujita scale rates tornadoes from EF0 to EF5 based on damage, with EFU used when damage assessment is impossible. National Weather Service officials received reports and photos that ...

Friday’s El Reno tornado upgraded to EF5 Twister was widest ever in the United States Death toll at 19; Four people missing NORMAN - Meteorologists know Friday's tornado in the El Reno area was ...