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 ...
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 ...
Mobile radars have only found 300+ mph winds in two other tornadoes. In 1999, a Doppler On Wheels estimated 321 mph winds in the Bridge Creek-Moore, Oklahoma, F5 tornado. In 2013, another radar ...
The town of Sunfield, Illinois, about 65 miles southeast of St. Louis, was wiped out by one of the 25 tornadoes. It was later rated F5 after the Fujita scale was implemented in 1971. Incredibly, only ...