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What's the Enhanced Fujita scale and does it measure up to powerful Texas tornadoes?

This is the time of year when Texas sees more severe thunderstorms that can spawn tornadoes, you might hear more about where a twister ranked on the Enhanced Fujita scale or its EF rating. Among the ...

The Joplin Tornado: What Our Meteorologists Remember Most 15 Years Later

Today is the 15-year anniversary of the Joplin, Missouri, EF5 tornado, the nation's deadliest in 64 years and record costliest. It wasn't the day's only tornado.
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Former police chief reflects on Joplin’s devastating EF5 tornado 15 years later

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Friday marks 15 years since a deadly EF5 tornado tore through Joplin, Missouri. Former Joplin Police Chief Lane Roberts and now a Missouri state representative recalls that ...

Today marks 13 years since deadly Moore tornado

Today marks 13 years since deadly Moore tornado ...
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1 year later: London tornado survivor recalls the moment she thought she would die

LONDON, Ky. (LEX18) — Martha Fiechter survived an EF-4 tornado that killed 10 people in London. One year later, she is sharing her story. "And my first thought was this is how I'm going to die," ...
AOL

Horrifying footage shows moment tornado rips through North Carolina city

A likely tornado struck the Acme-Riegelwood area of Columbus County, North Carolina, on Saturday, May 9, causing significant damage to a general store and residential homes. The severe weather ...
People

Loud Pet Goats Lead Rescuers to an Oklahoma Family Left Trapped After a Devastating Tornado

Goats Percy and Penny, both 3, refused to move from above the family's buried bunker until they caught the attention of first responders Getty (2) The Sloat family became trapped in their storm ...