But what are EF5 tornadoes, and are they different from their F5 counterparts? Here are all the available details regarding the nomenclature of the chaotic natural phenomena. Simply put ...

Articles published early online in American Meteorological Society journals discuss weather associated with California wildfires, the "drought" of EF5 tornadoes, and U.S. locations at heightened risk ...

Tornado Speed One of the most striking attributes of tornadoes is their incredible speed. The wind speeds within a tornado ...

Oklahoma recently saw the destructive power of an EF5 tornado, but in the aftermath of the devastation, we've also been witness to the incredible resilience of the human spirit. Moore, OK resident ...

Violent tornadoes — those rated F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 — are much rarer. Only 89 such tornadoes were reported during the same time period, accounting for 0.9% of all tornadoes. In fact, only six ...

While they didn't see that infamous EF5 tornado, the accompanying thunderstorm was "remarkably intense," he said. They drove toward the town and encountered a police officer, whom Persoff asked ...