The National Weather Service confirmed Monday's tornado had peak winds of 120 mph, earning it the classification of EF-2.

The scale ranked these tornadoes from F0 (weakest) to F5 (strongest). The exact rank is determined by meteorologists and engineers after conducting surveys of damage from a particular storm.

The Enhanced Fujita Scale provides an estimated range of a tornado's wind speeds, based on the tornado's damage.

Of the 9,895 tornadoes reported between 1950 and 2024, 77% were rated either F0/EF0 or F1/EF1. Violent tornadoes — those rated F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 — are much rarer. Only 89 such tornadoes were ...

Both scales range from F0/EF-0 (“weak”) to F5/EF-5 (“incredible”), with the top of the scale representing winds of 323 km/h or stronger. Out of all those tornadoes, only 60 (0.085 percent) have ever ...

Developed by Dr. Tetsuya Fujita, the Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes based on the damage they cause, ranging from F0 to F5. During the 1974 Super Outbreak, several tornadoes reached the F5 category, ...

(The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 2004 - An F0 tornado 2 miles north of Muldrow breaks a record stretch of days without a reported tornado, 292 days.

A severe storm making its way across the U.S. this weekend spawned tornadoes in Missouri and resulted in more than a dozen deaths – and continues to threaten the South and East U.S. this weekend.

Severe weather moved through Mississippi with violent tornadoes, destructive winds and hail on Saturday. Six people were confirmed dead, and Gov. Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency.

Tornadoes come in all shapes and sizes; however, a lesser-known but equally menacing phenomenon is a type of fast-developing twister that can be difficult to see, which makes it even more dangerous.

The death toll from a sprawling outbreak of severe weather rose throughout the day Saturday as severe storms and reported tornadoes plagued the South. Nightfall Saturday will bring new dangers ...