The most recent EF5 tornado in Texas occurred in Jarrell, north of Austin, almost 28 years ago, on May 27, 1997. According to FEMA, all safe rooms or shelters must be designed to resist wind loads ...

On that date, a monster EF5 tornado tore a 17-mile path through the Oklahoma City suburbs, creating "40 minutes of terror" for people on the ground, as the headlines read the next day. It killed ...

MOLINE, Ill. — A new study published by the American Meteorological Society has shed light on a puzzling phenomenon: The United States has not logged an EF5 tornado, the most violent category ...

It may be hard to believe that with an average of 1,200 tornadoes each year in the United States, we haven’t seen an EF5-rated twister in more than 11 years. But that doesn’t mean the number ...

The most recent EF5 tornado in Texas occurred in Jarrell, north of Austin, almost 28 years ago, on May 27, 1997. According to FEMA, all safe rooms or shelters must be designed to resist wind ...

However, the most powerful tornadoes, classified as EF5, make up less than 1% of all tornadoes in the United States, and it has been nearly 12 years since one touched down. There have been many ...