10 tornado facts, including one that hit with 300-mph winds
Tornadoes are among the most destructive forces of nature, with the power to wipe out entire neighborhoods in minutes. The first tornado forecast was issued on March 25, 1948, a time when they were ...
On Today's Date: An F5 Tornado Roared Through Jackson, Mississippi
Unfortunately, a few of those can be violent tornadoes, particularly in the South. On March 3, 1966, 59 years ago today, an ...
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Where Have All The EF5 Tornadoes Gone? The Surprising Reason Behind The 11-Year Drought
But the biggest difference ... for various types of buildings and structures. As a result, tornadoes that might have been classified as F5 under the old system could now be assigned an EF4 ...
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New study reveals potential cause of a ‘drought’ in violent EF5 tornadoes
A quirky aspect of the way we measure twisters helps explain why there hasn't been a top-tier-rated tornado in 12 years.
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When and where are tornadoes most common in Texas?
The most tornadoes reported in a single year was 258 in 2015, including the largest outbreak in Central ... Violent tornadoes — those rated F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 — are much rarer.
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Where did all the EF5 tornadoes go? New study explores the decade-long mystery
The scale ranked these tornadoes from F0 (weakest) to F5 (strongest). The exact rank is determined by ... was developed and put into practice after February 1, 2007. What's the biggest difference?