It follows the events of the category EF5 tornado that hit the Missouri town of Joplin in 2011 and provides first-hand ...

The most extreme tornadoes have winds over 200 mph and can measure over a mile wide, and it has been over a decade since the ...

One of several tornadoes that damaged dozens of homes in Kentwood and killed several Mississippi residents Saturday has been categorized as an EF-1 storm that produced winds of 95 mph as it twisted ...

INTENSE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS | STORM DAMAGE INSURANCE STEPS | WVTM 13 LIVE DOPPLER RADAR | UPLOAD YOUR WEATHER PHOTOS | TURN ON WEATHER NOTIFICATIONSNational Weather Service crews are surveying areas of ...

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

Tornadoes are classified through the Enhanced Fujita, or EF, scale, which rates storms on a scale of 0 to 5 based on recorded ...

Winds of up to 120 miles per hour wreaked destruction across the county as a huge weather system battered swathes of the U.S.

Discover the devastating history of the Tri-State tornado, which spanned 219 miles, causing 695 deaths and 2,027 injuries ...

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

NWS rated Monday's Woodville, NC tornado as a high-end EF-1 tornado. Here's a deeper dive into the Enhanced Fujita scale.

If you live in a high-rise apartment building, you should use the stairs to get to the bottom floor, and seek shelter in the ...

The Tornado Watch is in effect until 9 p.m. for dozens of Illinois counties such as Grundy, Kendall, Kankakee, La Salle and ...