The claim: A tornado in Kentucky had wind speeds exceeding 300 mph. At least 88 people were killed in a series of powerful tornadoes that ripped across five states over the weekend. The twisters ...

A massive tornado that tore through Lubbock on May 11, 1970, killed 26 people, left more than 500 injured, and caused $100 million in damages.

This scale contained six categories, where F0 denoted the weakest, while F6 was used to label the strongest tornado. By analyzing damage caused to artificial structures and vegetation, the ...

Wind flows into a tornado. Thus, damage and debris are often found lying out in angles that are sometimes even in a circular direction. This is opposed to wind that flows out from a downburst.

While an F0 tornado may knock over your trash cans and possibly damage your gutters, an F6 can strip every last bit of your house away. There's no place like home, and it's important to know what ...

A massive tornado that tore through Lubbock on May 11, 1970, killed 26 people, left more than 500 injured, and caused $100 million in damages.

Damage from a tornado often looks chaotic and leaves large trees uprooted and often crossing each other on the ground, the service said. Smaller snapped branches or trees aren't usually helpful, ...

Interactive map shows all damage, entire track of St. Louis' deadly tornado The 23-mile-long twister claimed the lives of five people and caused over $1 billion in damages in the St. Louis region ...

In a post on X they said, "Our survey team has confirmed at least EF2 damage from a tornado that developed southwest of Houghton in Lee County Tues afternoon.The tornado produced significant ...

After tracking the storm, Dr. Fujita surveyed the damage and toyed with the idea of rating the Smithfield tornado an F6," the NWS reported. The tornado was later classified as an F5.