The EF5 tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri in 2011 caused a lot of damage, but nobody could have predicted that it would have ...

May 20, 2013, marks the last time the United States was hit by the worst type of tornado. On that date, a monster EF5 tornado tore a 17-mile path through the Oklahoma City suburbs, creating "40 ...

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 ...

However, the most powerful tornadoes, classified as EF5, make up less than 1% of all tornadoes in the United States, and it has been nearly 12 years since one touched down. There have been many ...

Tornadoes are rated on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, a damage scale that ranges from EF0 (weak damage) to EF5 (incredible destruction). Winds are estimated from damage done to structures, cars and ...

This rises to 69% when examining tornadoes F4/EF4 or stronger. The most violent F5/EF5 rating has been assigned to 59 tornadoes dating back to 1950, and all but 10 of those occurred in April ...

The other, which had the most severe damage near Diaz in Jackson County, was determined to be a high-end EF4 tornado with maximum winds of 190 mph. For comparison, an EF5 tornado has winds of at ...

including four powerful EF4 tornadoes and one EF5, and left 139 dead, making it one of the deadliest tornado events in modern history. TORNADO OUTBREAK: Is tornado frequency increasing in Houston?