On Today's Date: The Hesston, Kansas, F5 Tornado Of 1990
Even by Plains standards, this was an unusually large, violent tornado outbreak so early in spring. One Kansas tornado was ...
How Fast Do Tornadoes Move? It Depends - Highway Speeds To A Snail's Pace.
Tornadoes can have extreme differences in how fast they move. Past history shows they can track as fast as traffic on an ...
Thursday marks 35 years since Hesston tornado scarred communities in Reno, Harvey counties
Thursday, March 13, marked 35 years since a destructive force scarred communities in Reno and Harvey counties. The Hesston Tornado has its name for the strength it gained and the damage it left behind ...
The Enhanced Fujita Scale: A Tornado Rating System
The Enhanced Fujita Scale provides an estimated range of a tornado's wind speeds, based on the tornado's damage.
Jackson County Historical Society hosts events to commemorate 100 year anniversary of Tri-State Tornado
The Jackson County Historical Society has several events planned for March 13 through March 18 for the 100th anniversary of ...
The worst type of tornado hasn't hit the US for over a decade, perplexing experts
Researches found little evidence that tornadoes were getting weaker. Instead, it appears that a subjective tornado grading system is to blame.
On Today's Date: An F5 Tornado Roared Through Jackson, Mississippi
Unfortunately, a few of those can be violent tornadoes, particularly in the South. On March 3, 1966, 59 years ago today, an ...
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New study reveals potential cause of a ‘drought’ in violent EF5 tornadoes
A quirky aspect of the way we measure twisters helps explain why there hasn't been a top-tier-rated tornado in 12 years.
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Hesston tornado: 35 years later, memories of storm still vivid
Thirty-five years ago, an outbreak of tornadoes ripped through Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Iowa, Missouri, and Texas.
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When is tornado season in Mississippi? What the weather data says is the peak time in MS
The storm killed 58 and injured 795. March 3, 1966: The Candlestick Park Tornado was an F5 that cut a 202-mile path from east ...
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When and where are tornadoes most common in Texas?
Violent tornadoes — those rated F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 — are much rarer. Only 89 such tornadoes were reported during the same time period, accounting for 0.9% of all tornadoes. In fact, only six ...