Some might think the Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale is basically the same as the original Fujita (F) Scale, but Big Country ...

Meteorologists said this week that a deadly tornado in North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to a top-of-the-scale EF5, and was the first on American soil in 12 years.

Year after year, Texas is a hotbed for tornadoes. The state’s geography allows warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico to collide with the cooler, drier air from the west to create the perfect ...

Tornadoes are a relatively rare event. Only a tiny percentage of thunderstorms ever go on to produce a tornado. No two twisters are alike—and some of those storms are truly bizarre. From twin ...

Year after year, Texas is a hotbed for tornadoes. The state’s geography allows warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico to collide with the cooler, drier air from the west to create the perfect ...

The nation's longest "drought" between EF5 tornadoes has come to an end, scientists from the National Weather Service ...

This is an F5 tornado, and it’s one of nature’s most destructive forces. Could you survive being sucked in? Yeah, imagine getting scooped up like a meat-puppet. Swirling like a ragdoll at over 480 ...

We've discussed May's deserved reputation for both violent tornadoes and large outbreaks. In Texas, two of its worst tornadoes of all time happened in the middle of May, each in one of the state's ...