For the first time in 12 years, the United States has recorded an EF5 tornado, the most powerful type of twister on the Enhanced Fujita wind and damage scale, the National Weather Service confirmed ...

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, ...

Coleman Public Schools is asking voters to approve a bond issue to fund a cafeteria expansion and new storm shelter, citing ...

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 ...

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The National Weather Service office in Grand Forks, ND, determined that damage from a June tornado in Enderlin, ND, was the result of a rare and violent tornado. Originally ...

“They call F5 tornadoes the ‘finger of God.’ Few have stared one in the face and survived,” said the late Bill Paxton’s character in the movie “Twister.” The “finger of God” nickname originated after ...

The more than decade-long EF5 tornado drought has come to an end. A tornado that struck Enderlin, North Dakota, on June 20 has been upgraded to an EF5, according to the National Weather Service in ...

On June 8, 1966, an F5 twister touched down in Topeka, Kansas, killing 17 people and injuring hundreds. All of these years later, some locals still wonder if it happened because the city ignored an ...

Here are more pictures from the November 6 tornado. Unfortunately, tornadoes are a recurring aspect of life in the US. Here are 15 facts about these formidable and enigmatic weather phenomena.