On May 22 2011 the unthinkable happened an EF5 34 to 1 mile wide tornado developed within seconds and tore through the heart of Joplin Missouri Leaving in its wake complete and total destruction ...

EF1 tornadoes have a minimum wind speed of 86 mph. At the other end of the scale are monster EF5 tornadoes, which have winds of at least 200 mph. An EF2 tornado can rip the roof off a house and ...

Violent tornadoes — those rated F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 — are much rarer. Only 89 such tornadoes were reported during the same time period, accounting for 0.9% of all tornadoes. In fact, only six ...

I’d ask him what should I do to make a proper judgment as I worked my way back to [examining tornado reports from] the Louisiana swamps in 1900. He helped me a lot. When I disagreed with him ...

Storm Prediction Center/NWS Storm Prediction Center/NWS Unfortunately, that same area also has a raised risk of strong tornadoes (EF2 - EF5). This is indicated in the hatched area in the map below.

The Perryton Fire Department moved back into its fire station which was destroyed last year by a deadly tornado ... the death of assistant chief Scott Glass who was killed fighting a fire.

This story is part of the KXAN Data Hub, where numbers help tell the whole story. AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than 9,800 tornadoes have been reported across the Lone Star State since 1950, according to data ...

Ohio experienced a record-breaking 74 tornadoes in 2024, surpassing the previous record of 62 set in 1992. The strongest tornado, an EF3, caused significant damage in Auglaize and Logan counties ...

Years later, in 2011, he and his storm-chasing crew found themselves in Joplin, Missouri. While they didn't see that infamous EF5 tornado ... Persoff says he now hangs back: "I tend to be a ...

Senator Bill Cassidy says Louisiana is making progress in infrastructure following the approval of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill funding.