It's not every day you see one of the most violent tornadoes in recent history and a historic flash flood happen just over ...

According to the National Weather Service, the tornado that struck Rome on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, was an EF2 category ...

From beautiful supercells to the heart-pounding danger of tornadoes, this year was filled with extreme weather moments. While ...

The Enhanced Fujita Scale, which came into use on Feb. 1, 2007, assigns tornadoes a rating based on wind speeds estimated off ...

Scientists say a new epicenter is forming for the deadliest storm zone in the U.S. Here’s where people are now most at risk ...

The United States is home to the most F5/EF5 tornadoes. Since 1950, the US has experienced 59 F5/EF5 tornadoes. The breakdown is 50 F5 tornadoes from 1950-1999 and 9 EF5 tornadoes from 2007-2025.

Big Picture -Defining Violent Tornadoes: While all tornadoes are dangerous, meteorologists reserve "violent" for those with the two highest ratings on the Enhanced-Fujita scale - EF4 or EF5.

In the month leading up to the natural disaster, there had been a Super Outbreak of hundreds of tornadoes across the U.S., including four EF5 tornadoes.

The National Weather Service also recorded two EF1 tornadoes that occurred Friday in Linn County. Tornadoes are measured ...

Big Picture -Defining Violent Tornadoes: While all tornadoes are dangerous, meteorologists reserve "violent" for those with the two highest ratings on the Enhanced-Fujita scale - EF4 or EF5.