North Dakota tornado upgraded to EF-5, the first in 12 years
The first confirmed EF-5 tornado in 12 years occurred in North Dakota back in June, according to an official report from the National Weather Service issued on Monday. Estimated winds greater than 210 mph occurred within the mile-wide tornado as it…
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A deep dive into the powerful 2015 tornado that destroyed Fairdale, Illinois
A devastating EF-4 tornado carved a scar through 30 miles of farmland in north-central Illinois on a muggy afternoon in April 2015. Two people died and nearly a dozen more were injured as the storm levelled neighborhoods in Rochelle and Fairdale, about…
Read MoreA deep dive into the powerful 2015 tornado that destroyed Fairdale, Illinois
A devastating EF-4 tornado carved a scar through 30 miles of farmland in north-central Illinois on a muggy afternoon in April 2015. Two people died and nearly a dozen more were injured as the storm levelled neighborhoods in Rochelle and Fairdale, about…
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A Powerhouse Supercell Managed To Travel 300 Miles Across Three States
A real powerhouse of a supercell thunderstorm rolled across hundreds of miles of southern woodlands on Wednesday evening, ramping up in east-central Texas on Wednesday afternoon before finally petering out nearly eight hours later over the Mississippi…
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A Meteorologist’s Nightmare: A Strong Tornado Struck Downtown Nashville After Midnight
Nashville lived through a nightmare early Tuesday morning as a strong tornado struck the city’s core in the middle of the night. The tornado—or tornadoes, if there were several along a path—touched down west of Nashville after midnight and likely…
Read MoreA Meteorologist’s Nightmare: A Strong Tornado Struck Downtown Nashville After Midnight
Nashville lived through a nightmare early Tuesday morning as a strong tornado struck the city’s core in the middle of the night. The tornado—or tornadoes, if there were several along a path—touched down west of Nashville after midnight and likely…
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A Rare Tornado Hit A Small Town In Northern Canada, One Of Only 4 Recorded So Far North
A tornado struck a tiny town in northern Canada’s vast wilderness on June 2. The tornado damaged homes and businesses in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, leaving residents shocked by the storm that just hit them. Tornadoes are rare at such a high…
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The 1999 Okla. Tornado Sticks With Us Because It Was Our First Immersive Weather Disaster
Twenty years ago today, a mile-wide tornado touched down in central Oklahoma and forever changed the way Americans viewed severe weather. The F5 tornado was so strong and so destructive that it’s served as a benchmark for all tornadoes since.…
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Deadly Alabama Tornado Tests The Boundaries Of Advanced Tornado Warnings
A significant tornado outbreak in the southeastern United States on Sunday killed at least 23 people despite hours of advanced warning that dangerous storms were on the way. Most of the fatalities occurred in Lee County, Alabama, likely making that…
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A Rare Tornado Touched Down Near Seattle on Tuesday
A strong tornado touched down in Port Orchard, Washington, on Tuesday, damaging several homes and businesses along its path. Meteorologists will conduct storm surveys on Wednesday to assign the tornado an EF-Scale rating, but pictures from local news…
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