Tornadoes are a relatively rare event. Only a tiny percentage of thunderstorms ever go on to produce a tornado. No two twisters are alike—and some of those storms are truly bizarre. From twin ...

We haven't seen much severe weather recently in the U.S., but the country hasn't been nearly that fortunate in past Augusts. On Aug. 28, 1990, 35 years ago today, an F5 tornado raked through two ...

Teacher captures the moment the EF-5 tornado hit Briarwood Elementary. May 23, 2013— -- Cellphone video recorded by an Oklahoma teacher at Briarwood Elementary School shows the exact moment an ...

A twister that touched down in June was recently confirmed to be a rare EF-5 tornado. New York has seen its share of strong tornadoes, but has the state ever encountered an EF-5?

Experts predicted a one in 100 trillion chance homes would be struck twice. May 21, 2013 — -- For the residents of Moore, Okla., the damage wrought by Monday's E-F5 tornado was all too familiar.

A tornado tore through districts north of Paris on Monday evening, toppling three construction cranes that killed one person ...

The National Weather Service said the EF5 twister in North Dakota packed winds stronger than 200 mph, underscoring risks that climate change brings.

ENDERLIN, N.D. — A tornado that killed three people this summer in southeast North Dakota has been reclassified EF5, the most damaging level for a twister. The June 20 tornado that destroyed at least ...

Big, strong, violent tornadoes don't happen that often around here. That all changed on May 31, 1985. At the time, the National Severe Storms Forecast Center noted that the atmosphere was ready for an ...

One dead and 10 injured after ‘mini-tornado’ topples three cranes in Paris suburb - Officials said the rare weather event struck in the Val d’Oise area with a ‘sudden and rare intensity’ ...