Tornadoes are a relatively rare event. Only a tiny percentage of thunderstorms ever go on to produce a tornado. No two twisters are alike—and some of those storms are truly bizarre. From twin ...

While EF-5 tornadoes are rare, most wouldn't have expected the United States to go more than a decade without experiencing a twister of that magnitude. But that's exactly what happened. Originally ...

A tornado that killed three people in North Dakota this summer was upgraded Monday to an EF5, the first such tornado in the U.S. in 12 years. Level 5 is the highest rating on the Enhanced Fujita scale ...

For the second year in a row, tornado reports were above average in 2025, but regional shifts meant some states got more than ...

ENDERLIN, N.D. – An extensive forensic analysis of a deadly June tornado in North Dakota helped National Weather Service teams confirm the first EF-5 tornado in the U.S. in more than 12 years. The ...

BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — More than 20 tornadoes occurred across North Dakota during the severe weather outbreak and derecho event on June 20, earlier this year. One of these tornadoes has made history ...

The 2025 tornado season was good to this novice storm chaser, with a half-dozen twisters in the books. What will next year bring? We’ll see. An EF-U tornado with invisible vortex churns up dust in ...

Twisters are common in many countries. A deadly tornado on Sep. 5 was reportedly the strongest twister ever confirmed in ...

The El Reno tornado, Joplin tornado and Tri-State tornado are among the biggest and most damaging twisters in U.S. history. Tornadoes can be more than a mile wide and have wind speeds greater than 300 ...

Officials with the National Weather Service confirmed that a brief tornado touched down in Boyle Heights on Christmas morning ...

When 'Twister' debuted nearly 30 years ago, it showcased some pretty new science. A lot has changed over the decades ahead of the sequel, 'Twisters.' ...