Spring has officially arrived in the Northern Hemisphere and the tornado season, especially in the U.S. east of the Rockies, has been ramping up. From March 13-17, over 100 twisters were reported that ...
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.
Four F1 (73 to 112 mph) tornadoes and a F0 (40 to 72 mph) tornado were also reported. Two of those twisters touched down in southeastern North Carolina, impacting Columbus and Bladen counties.
The National Weather Service reports the severe weather that tore through east Fulton and north Miami County counties Wednesday night was an F0 tornado.
The National Weather Service in Chicago has confirmed four tornadoes from Friday night’s storm, including an EF-0 tornado in ...
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 ...
The Enhanced Fujita Scale provides an estimated range of a tornado's wind speeds, based on the tornado's damage.