The Joplin tornado is one of the most dangerous EF5 twisters ever recorded, and here is why it is classified as an EF5 in the first place. The Enhanced Fujita scale is the official way that ...

Texas sees an average of 135 tornadoes each year, the most of any U.S. state. Here's a look at the worst ones in the Lone ...

Damage surveys provide crucial information about when, where and how strong U.S. tornadoes are to better understand disaster ...

Going into the details of how tornadoes are formed and what you need to know to keep your family safe and weather aware.

Understanding the distribution and frequency of tornado intensities is crucial for preparedness and mitigation efforts.

WE HEAR ABOUT TORNADOES RATED ON A SCALE EF ZERO TO EF FIVE ... an EF4 has wind speeds of 166 to 200 mph.Finally, the EF5, which is the strongest with catastrophic damage, with speeds over ...

With wind speeds surpassing the EF5 rating, some people have begun questioning whether a revised scale, or introducing an EF6 rating, might be considered in the future. After a suspected tornado ...

In this edition of Weather Tidbits, we’re going to be discussing tornado intensity levels based off of the Enhanced Fujita ...

Two of the tornadoes — both rated as an EF0 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale — touched down in Butler County ... Just four Ohio tornadoes since 1950 have received the most severe EF5 designation. The last ...

Storm surveys can take days to weeks in order to finalize. Such is the case with a March 14, 2025, tornado which in recent ...

The National Weather Service in Memphis resumed their surveys of damage from the numerous tornadoes we saw across our viewing area.