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

Nearly three decades ago, a monstrous EF5 tornado tore through multiple Birmingham suburbs, wiping out dozens of structures, claiming the lives of 32 people and injuring hundreds.

The Enhanced Fujita Scale is a tornado rating that determines the wind speed by the damage the tornado produces but do we ...

Another round of severe weather ripped across Ohio early Thursday morning. Did it spawn any tornadoes? What to know.

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

Tornadoes can strike any time of year, but April, May and June are the most active months, especially when it comes to very large, destructive tornadoes.

April 10, 1929, was the day the only documented F5 tornado occurred in Arkansas. It stretched from southern Batesville to ...

This rises to 69% when examining tornadoes F4/EF4 or stronger. The most violent F5/EF5 rating has been assigned to 59 tornadoes dating back to 1950, and all but 10 of those occurred in April ...

“There is an additional threat of F2- EF5 tornadoes over parts of the Lower Mississippi/Tennessee Valleys, the Central Gulf Coast, and the Southeast.” The Federal Emergency Management Agency ...

Violent tornadoes are classified as EF4 or EF5, the strongest of tornadoes, and can produce wind speeds of more than 200 miles per hour. The area of high risk includes central and eastern portions of ...