Nearly 700 people were killed 100 years ago this week in the deadliest US tornado
From Logan School's top floor, 11-year-old Othella Silvey should have been able to see her house easily — it was less than ...
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Where Have All The EF5 Tornadoes Gone? The Surprising Reason Behind The 11-Year Drought
Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists. It may be hard to believe that with an average ...
1925 Tri-State Tornado: The worst in American history
The Great Tri-State Tornado, the longest tracked F5 tornado in U.S. history, devastated Southeast Missouri, Illinois, and ...
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An anniversary of the worst tornado in the U.S.
Spring has officially arrived in the Northern Hemisphere and the tornado season, especially in the U.S. east of the Rockies, has been ramping up. From March 13-17, over 100 twisters were reported that ...
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The worst type of tornado hasn't hit the US for over a decade, perplexing experts
Most tornadoes have wind speeds well under the 201 mph threshold for EF5, Lyza said. The second reason is that ratings are based on damage, and the number of structures that can withstand winds up to ...
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On Today's Date: The Hesston, Kansas, F5 Tornado Of 1990
Perhaps the signature of the event was an F5 tornado that hit Hesston, Kansas, about 30 miles north-northwest of Wichita. This well documented, up to three-quarter mile wide tornado first touched ...
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Where Have All The EF5 Tornadoes Gone? The Surprising Reason Behind The 11-Year Drought
Tornado classifications have evolved since the original Fujita (F scale) was developed in 1971. Under the original F scale, an F5 rating was given as follows: “Whole frame houses tossed off ...