Despite the number of tornadoes increasing in the U.S., it’s been over 11 years since the last EF5 was recorded. But does ...

The tornado that touched down early Monday morning in Seminole County, Florida had peak winds of 115 mph, which is comparable to the wind gusts of a Category 2 or 3 hurricane, according to the ...

Parts of Mississippi are at risk of tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour later this week.

A quirky aspect of the way we measure twisters helps explain why there hasn't been a top-tier-rated tornado in 12 years.

Researches found little evidence that tornadoes were getting weaker. Instead, it appears that a subjective tornado grading ...

A tornado with winds peaking at 115 mph ripped through Seminole Country north of Orlando, Florida, on Monday morning, causing ...

A tornado destroyed two homes north of Orlando on Monday morning after hitting the FOX 35 Orlando television station in what a meteorologist called a rare event.

Residents were urged to seek shelter after a tornado caused damage in Seminole County, Florida, the National Weather Service ...

So the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale was established in 2006 and remains the standard for tornado classification today. This new scale lowers the maximum wind speeds to "over 200 mph." But the ...

Tornadoes are classified on the Enhanced Fujita scale, which ranges from EF0 to EF5. Originally created by famed tornado researcher Ted Fujita, the scale takes into account estimated wind speeds ...