Some might think the Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale is basically the same as the original Fujita (F) Scale, but Big Country ...

Meteorologists said this week that a deadly tornado in North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to a top-of-the-scale EF5, and was the first on American soil in 12 years.

A total of six F5 tornadoes have scraped the Texas landscape before the Enhanced Fujita scale was adopted in 2007, including one near Brownwood in 1976. The weather service office for Houston and ...

On May 10th, 1996, a massive tornado outbreak tore through Oklahoma, but for one meteorologist, it was also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Professor Jo Harding and her storm-chasing team set out to ...

In the immediate aftermath of a tornadic storm, the National Weather Service compiles damage reports from the public, emergency managers and first responders. If the damage reports correlate with ...

The National Weather Service just confirmed an EF5 tornado near Enderlin, N.D., on June 20, 2025, the first EF5 since Moore, Okla., was hit in 2013. The Enderlin tornado had estimated winds up to 210 ...

MADISON, Wis. - The last EF-5 tornado that touched down in the United States hit Moore, Oklahoma, in May of 2013. However, meteorologists at the National Weather Service Grand Forks have determined, ...

A large thunderstorm swept in from the sea and hit Florida 's Mexico Beach early on Monday morning after warnings of a tornado threat. There was also a risk of flash flooding in the area, forecasters ...