It’s been over 11 years since the last EF5 tornado struck the U.S.,a surprising drought considering the frequency of violent ...

It's not every day you see one of the most violent tornadoes in recent history and a historic flash flood happen just over 100 miles apart. But that was the case in Wisconsin and Illinois in July 1996 ...

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.

Fire officials and Michigan State Police this week shared video of a confirmed tornado that touched down near Deckerville ...

Read our Twisters review to discover the impact of tornadoes and their terrifying power through gripping visuals and facts.

In a spring of historic tornado outbreaks, a single late May tornado in southwest Missouri was the mic drop on a truly terrible 2011. On May 22, 2011, 14 years ago today, an EF5 tornado tore a six ...

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.

According to the National Weather Service, the tornado that struck Rome on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, was an EF2 category tornado with sustained winds of 135 mph. The EF part ...

Map of U.S. impacted by tornadoes in the tornado Super Outbreak of 1974 with 148 tornado tracks plotted from April 3–4, 1974. Image courtesy of NOAA Natural Disaster Survey Report.

She survived the last EF5 tornado at age 8. 12 years later, she's studying to be a meteorologist. Aria Vargyas was just 8 years old when her school, Briarwood Elementary, collapsed around her.

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 ...