"Maybe you’ve seen on Netflix the documentary getting rave reviews — “The Twister: Caught in the Storm” — about the ...

On May 15th, 1968, a surface low pressure system swept across Iowa bringing with it severe weather across the country. 39 tornadoes touched down, stretching from Minnesota to Mississippi. Here is the ...

A massive tornado that tore through Lubbock on May 11, 1970, killed 26 people, left more than 500 injured, and caused $100 ...

The Enhanced Fujita scale rates tornadoes from EF0 to EF5 based on damage, with EFU used when damage assessment is impossible. National Weather Service officials received reports and photos that ...

The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed at approximately 6:12 p.m., the EF-0 tornado moved through the Acreage for up to ...

Unlike measuring size alone, the EF Scale rates tornadoes by the damage they cause, helping meteorologists and emergency ...

However, in 2007, the NWS switched to an Enhanced Fujita scale, and so that tornado, nowadays, would’ve been ranked as an EF5 tornado, which is only about 1% of all tornadoes. The tornado ...

From 2 p.m. and 10 p.m., the violent tornadoes ripped through communities. Courtesy: National Weather Service During the afternoon period, the EF5 and EF4 tornadoes tore through communities.

The scale measures wind speeds of tornadoes by looking at the damage caused on the ground after it has dissipated. They are ranked from EF0 to EF5. A recent addition to the scale is an EFU ...

There hasn't been an EF5 tornado since May 20, 2013. This is the well-known Moore Oklahoma tornado with unfortunately 24 fatalities and 212 injuries. To stream NewsWest9 on your phone, you need ...