We've discussed May's deserved reputation for both violent tornadoes and large outbreaks. In Texas, two of its worst tornadoes of all time happened in the middle of May, each in one of the state's ...

On May 8, 1965, 60 years ago today, an F5 tornado tore through parts of southern South Dakota. Seven farm homes were demolished in eastern Tripp County. Miraculously, only one person was injured ...

On March 3, 1966, 59 years ago today, an F5 tornado tore a 202-mile long path across central and eastern Mississippi into western Alabama. Of the 58 people killed by the twister, 57 were in ...

The storm comes days after the 30th anniversary of a deadly F5 tornado that killed 17 people in Witchita and Andover. On a Friday in 1991, 55 tornadoes touched down from Texas to Minnesota ...

MISSOURI – The Great Tri-State Tornado, the longest tracked F5 tornado in U.S. history, devastated Southeast Missouri, Illinois, and Southwest Indiana on March 18, 1925, leaving a trail of ...

May 11 marks a solemn double milestone in Texas weather history: the state’s deadliest tornado and the strongest. Although they struck 17 years apart, both storms hit on May 11 and left lasting ...

Tornado classifications have evolved since the original Fujita (F scale) was developed in 1971. Under the original F scale, an F5 rating was given as follows: “Whole frame houses tossed off ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Monday, June 17, 2024, marks 80 years since a F5 tornado touched down in northeastern KELOLAND, killing 13 people. On this edition of Inside KELOLAND, we sit down ...