It’s been over 11 years since the last EF5 tornado struck the U.S.,a surprising drought considering the frequency of violent tornadoes in previous decades. The EF5, the highest rating on the Enhanced ...

The most EF5/F5 tornadoes in a single year occurred in 1974, when the April 3 super outbreak spawned seven in a 24-hour period. 2011 had the second-most EF5/F5 tornadoes of any year, with six.

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 ...

This is why wind speeds for EF5 is open-ended as a maximum wind speed isn’t necessary. The next few photos are damage surveys from the historic 2013 Moore, Oklahoma tornado.

Twelve years ago, the last EF5 tornado to hit the United States tore through Moore, Oklahoma. The violent storm carved a path of destruction through neighborhoods, killing 24 people and injuring ...

Eight years ago, the Newcastle-Moore, Okla., tornado, rated EF5, mercilessly scoured the earth along a mile-wide swath through the heart of several neighborhoods. In its wake, 24 were dead ...

It’s been almost five years since the last catastrophic EF5 tornado struck the United States, occurring in Moore, Oklahoma, on May 20, 2013. Tornadoes assigned an EF5/F5 rating have historically been ...

EF5 storms are the strongest storms on Earth, with winds of over 200 mph. How frequent are EF5 storms? You can go years without an EF5 tornado.

There have only been eight F5/EF5 tornadoes in Oklahoma since 1950, the Weather Underground reports, and two of them have hit in the past two weeks. The other hit Moore on May 20, killing 24 people.

The most EF5/F5 tornadoes in a single year were in 1974 when the April 3 super outbreak spawned seven in a 24-hour period. 2011 had the second-most EF5/F5 tornadoes of any year with six.