A June tornado turned out to be a rare EF5. Why that’s surprising — and important

There hadn’t been an EF5 — the most intense on the five-point Enhanced Fujita Scale — anywhere on the planet for more than 12 years, dating back to an Oklahoma tornado on May 20, 2013. And then on ...
Las Vegas Sun

EF5 tornadoes — the most powerful classification — rarely occur

Meteorologists said this week that a deadly tornado in North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to a top-of-the-scale EF5, ...
InForum

Enderlin tornado that killed 3 people reclassified as EF5

ENDERLIN, N.D. — A tornado that killed three people this summer in southeast North Dakota has been reclassified EF5, the most ...

USA's record tornado 'drought' ends with 210 mph monster in Dakotas

The nation's longest "drought" between EF5 tornadoes has come to an end, scientists from the National Weather Service announced.

3 tornadoes confirmed in Tangipahoa Parish amid severe weather

No injuries or deaths were reported, but all three tornadoes caused damage to trees, power lines and at least one home, the ...
SAnews

No damage caused by Germiston tornado

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has confirmed that no significant damage was observed on-the-ground damage ...