A cloudy sky in the village of Tourond, south of Winnipeg, quickly turned violent Wednesday, marking Manitoba’s first tornado ...

Germany and France have had two each, while Argentine, Australia, Canada, and Italy have each had one. Despite being rare, EF5 tornadoes are far more common in the United States than anywhere else ...

Unlike measuring size alone, the EF Scale rates tornadoes by the damage they cause, helping meteorologists and emergency ...

It travelled about six kilometres, mostly through fields, but caused significant damage in the community of Elie, about 45 kilometres west of Winnipeg. It remains the only EF5 tornado ever recorded in ...

From 2 p.m. and 10 p.m., the violent tornadoes ripped through communities. Courtesy: National Weather Service During the afternoon period, the EF5 and EF4 tornadoes tore through communities.

Outside of the United States, there have been eight tornadoes rated F5, EF5, T10+ or IF5 globally. These include two in France and Germany, and one each in Canada, Italy, Argentina, and Australia.

However, the most powerful tornadoes, classified as EF5, make up less than 1% of all tornadoes in the United States, and it has been nearly 12 years since one touched down. There have been many ...