USA Today28d
The worst type of tornado hasn't hit the US for over a decade, perplexing experts
Lyza, lead author on the new study about the EF5 tornado drought, said that although these monstrous tornadoes are admittedly the rarest of beasts, the odds of going that many years without a ...
wqad1mon
Where did all the EF5 tornadoes go? New study explores the decade-long mystery
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 ...
AOL17d
When was the last EF5 tornado?
"When we moved to the new EF scale in 2008, the wind speeds to confirm an F5/EF5 tornado changed from 200 to 201 mph, but damage indicators which validate the wind speeds did not change." ...
Yahoo16d
Tornado Outbreak Spawns More Than 100 Twisters Across 14 States, Killing 40
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 ...