When a tornado tears through an area, the main question after the fact is, “How strong was it?” That’s where the Enhanced ...

THAT IS, A FULLY FORMED TORNADO. NOW, IN MEASURING TORNADO STRENGTH, WE USE THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE, OR THE EF SCALE THAT’S BEEN UPDATED. MAYBE SOME FOLKS MY AGE ARE A LITTLE OLDER.

Once they estimate the wind speed that could’ve caused the damage, using ground reports and Doppler radar data, they can then establish an Enhanced Fujita scale rating for that tornado.

Twice-daily weather balloon launches will be back on the schedule at the National Weather Service in Valley, Nebraska, and ...

The images coming out of Moore, Oklahoma serve as a powerful reminder of nature’s fury. That community experienced the ...

Tornado season is upon us in Texas. So before the sirens wail, here's what to know about how to stay safe and current ...

The Enhanced Fujita Scale, love it or hate it, is our current system for rating the hundreds of tornadoes that occur each year across the United States. To much chagrin, it rates tornadoes solely ...

HOISINGTON, Kan. (KSNW) — On this day 24 years ago, the city of Hoisington in Barton County was struck by a tornado.

The National Weather Service’s Fort Worth office has confirmed at least 10 tornadoes touched down in North Texas on April 19.

Texas sees an average of 135 tornadoes each year, the most of any U.S. state. Here's a look at the worst ones in the Lone ...

A relatively weak tornado produced a record-breaking and more-than-mile-wide swath of damage in Iowa. Here's how that stacks ...