Caught in the Storm tells the story of a deadly EF5 tornado in Joplin, Missouri, and here's why storms are classified this way.

This is the time of year, when Texas sees more severe thunderstorms that can spawn tornadoes, you might hear more about where a twister ranked on the Enhanced Fujita scale or its EF rating. Among the ...

A tree lies on top of a damaged home where authorities say a 56-year-old man was killed during a Sunday, May 30 storm in ...

One of the biggest errors in the old "Twister" was that the team of scientists rated the tornadoes on the Fujita's 0-5 scale as the storms formed. But this isn't how it happens in reality.

The NWS confirmed that four tornadoes touched down on Sunday as thunderstorms swept through parts of the state.

Dr. Fujita first designed this scale back in 1971 ... estimating its peak wind speed in relation to how much damage the twister caused. An EF-1 tornado can have maximum wind speeds ranging ...

The batch of tornados that cut across the Southwest over the weekend destroyed homes in an Arkansas community that also faced damages after a twister ... the Enhanced Fujita scale used to measure ...

Tornados are ranked using the Enhanced Fujita Scale, or EF Scale ... "In the fierce 200 mph winds of the twister, they discover the power of their resilience as they fight for survival - each ...