A powerful, wide-reaching spring storm is threatening parts of the central and eastern US, with a life-threatening outbreak ...

As Misty Drope went about her day on Friday, March 14, a feeling of dread accompanied her. Severe thunderstorms were coming ...

Violent tornadoes — those rated F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 — are much rarer ... meaning Texas accounts for about 10% of the nation’s strongest twisters. Since 1950, Texas has seen 16 calendar ...

Just four Ohio tornadoes since 1950 have received the most severe EF5 designation. The last time was May 31, 1985, when an EF5 tornado that tore through parts of Portage and Trumbull counties ...

Severe storms return Wednesday night as tornadoes, damaging wind, large hail, high winds & flooding are likely ...

Tornadoes form by an extreme spinning of air caused by a mixture of heat, humidity and changes in air. Here's how they all ...

Will Norton was one of 161 people who died from the devastating 2011 Joplin tornado, and a heartbreaking tribute has now resurfaced following the release of The Twister: Caught in the Storm.

The surrounding town was hit much worse. That tornado had vicious winds up to 200 mph, just 1 mph short of an EF5 — the strongest rating. Three tornado strikes in one lifetime is tough for Drope ...

Tornadoes are rated on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, a damage scale that ranges from EF0 (weak damage) to EF5 (incredible destruction). Winds are estimated from damage done to structures, cars and ...