"To see this incredible volume of air moving the way it is, it's staggering, truly epic." Thrill of the Chase A day or two ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

While there are caveats to rating tornadoes by their damage, these F/EF5 tornadoes are rare, particularly in December. Of the 59 such tornadoes since 1950 to achieve that rating, only the 1957 ...

Here's what's known about a tornado that cause a weather warning in Tehama and Shasta counties on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025.

The Tallahassee area and much of North Florida are now under a tornado watch until 9 a.m. Severe weather was raking Walton County as it marched through the western Panhandle toward the Big Bend.