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From May 19–22, 1957, a tornado outbreak took place across the US Central Plains.A total of 59 tornadoes were reported from Colorado to the Mississippi Valley. [note 1] [note 2] The most destructive tornado of the severe weather event—likely part of a long-lived family—was rated at F5, the highest level, and is often called the Ruskin Heights tornado, after the site of its worst damage ...
On April 5, 1936, an F5 tornado struck Tupelo, Mississippi, killing 216 people. The tornado was part of a tornado outbreak that spawned more than a dozen tornadoes on April 5 and 6 of that year.
The Barneveld tornado became the most recent EF5/F5 tornado to touch down at night. Group members prior to Barneveld included the Blackwell, Oklahoma and Udall, Kansas tornadoes during the 1955 Great Plains tornado outbreak; the tornado that struck downtown Lubbock, TX in 1970; and the Tanner and Guin, Alabama tornadoes from the 1974 Super ...
This tornado is the widest tornado to ever occur in China and officially is tied as the 2nd widest tornado in history. [10] 1896 Seneca–Oneida tornado: F5 2–2.5 miles (3.2–4.0 km) National Weather Service Wichita, Kansas
10. The Jarrell Tornado, May 27, 1997. This is the last known confirmed F5 tornado in Texas. Twenty-seven people died and 12 people were injured in the storm along with hundreds of cattle.
Storyful Viral (YouTube), March 29, 2020, Dramatic Footage Shows Tornado Ripping Through Jonesboro, Arkansas. Tornado Trackers (YouTube), Oct. 8, 2016, Hurricane Matthew - Melbourne & Jacksonville, FL
The Xenia, Ohio, F5 tornado of April 3, 1974.This was one of two tornadoes to receive a preliminary rating of F6, which was downgraded later to a rating of F5. [1]This is a list of tornadoes which have been officially or unofficially labeled as F5, EF5, IF5, T10-T11, the highest possible ratings on the various tornado intensity scales.
On May 12, 2023, Extreme Meteorologist Reed Timmer and his team accomplished an exceptionally difficult task -- intercepting a tornado in an armored vehicle. The terrifying and groundbreaking ...