WICHITA — On May 4, 2007, Greensburg, Kansas, was slammed by a 205 mph EF5 tornado that killed 12 and damaged or destroyed much of the town. On Sunday night, it almost happened again as a family ...

Heavy storms ravaged parts of Pinellas County on Wednesday night, according to Pinellas Park police and Largo Fire Rescue. At ...

Five ‘strong’ EF3 tornadoes tore through Kansas on Sunday night. While the tornadoes may have had winds close to 200 mph, they passed over largely rural areas.

She survived the last EF5 tornado at age 8. 12 years later, she's studying to be a meteorologist. ... "She didn't give up right after she lost her sisters, which should be easy to do." ...

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.

EF5 tornado ratings are rare for two reasons: The first is that tornadoes of that intensity are uncommon events. Most tornadoes have wind speeds well under the 201 mph threshold for EF5, Lyza said.

The tornado in question was rated as an EF3 on the Enhanced Fujita scale (136-165mph wind speeds), and travelled through Lincoln, Waverly and up into Elkhorn and Bennington in Nebraska. The damage ...

It may be hard to believe that with an average of 1,200 tornadoes each year in the United States, we haven’t seen an EF5-rated twister in more than 11 years. But that doesn’t mean the number ...

Joplin, Missouri, which was hit by an EF5 tornado in 2011, has made changes to building codes to protect people from powerful storms. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. ... Close ×. News. Local ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Tornadoes come in many sizes and intensities. They are measured on what is called the Enhanced Fujita scale. “Meteorologists are assigned the task, usually a … ...

WICHITA — On May 4, 2007, Greensburg, Kansas, was slammed by a 205 mph EF5 tornado that killed 12 and damaged or destroyed much of the town. On Sunday night, it almost happened again as a family ...