Even by Plains standards, this was an unusually large, violent tornado outbreak so early in spring. One Kansas tornado was ...

Tornadoes can have extreme differences in how fast they move. Past history shows they can track as fast as traffic on an ...

The Enhanced Fujita Scale provides an estimated range of a tornado's wind speeds, based on the tornado's damage.

In fact, only six tornadoes have been rated F5 in Texas since 1950 (none have been rated EF5 since the switch to the Enhanced Fujita Scale): Just 59 F5/EF5 tornadoes have been reported nationwide ...

Researches found little evidence that tornadoes were getting weaker. Instead, it appears that a subjective tornado grading system is to blame.

Tornadoes in the U.S. typically increase sharply in spring. Unfortunately, a few of those can be violent tornadoes, particularly in the South. On March 3, 1966, 59 years ago today, an F5 tornado ...

Thirty-five years ago, an outbreak of tornadoes ripped through Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Iowa, Missouri, and Texas.

Before the Fujita scale was updated in 2007, a well-built house swept clean of its foundation was one of the hallmark indicators of an F5 tornado. But in the enhanced scale, the average value of winds ...