Wedge Tornado A wedge tornado is a tornado that appears wider than it is tall. This type of tornado tends to be violent and rated as EF3, EF4, and EF5 storms on the Enhanced-Fujita scale. 5, Multi ...

Storm chaser Chad Casey got a close-up view of what he called a “big-time wedge” tornado as it churned across fields near Morton, Texas, on June 5. Casey said he recorded the impressive ...

Another tornado from the same storm in Reese Center, Texas, just west of Lubbock, on June 5, 2024. (AccuWeather/Tony Laubach) RAXPOL stands for rapid X-band polarimetric radar.