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 ...

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.

PLEVNA, Kan. – An EF-3 tornado was responsible for devastating the small city of Plevna, Kansas earlier this week, according to a survey recently released by the National Weather Service Office ...

AccuWeather Meteorologist and Storm Chaser Tony Laubach filmed a large wedge tornado grinding through farm fields near Morton, 50 miles northwest of Lubbock, Texas. Meanwhile, research scientists ...