What is a firenado? The funnel seen from Chopper6 during the Miami-Dade wildfire
A fire tornado or a “firenado” can form within wildfires when the flames heat up the air, causing the surrounding air and smoke to rise very rapidly. This fire-made rising wind, in addition to the ...
1925 Tri-State Tornado: The worst in American history
The Great Tri-State Tornado, the longest tracked F5 tornado in U.S. history, devastated Southeast Missouri, Illinois, and ...
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Holy Cow! History: America’s worst tornado, 100 years later
The United States experienced other horrific tornadoes in the last century. More than 200 people perished in 1936 when Tupelo ...
When was the last EF5 tornado?
The most extreme tornadoes have winds over 200 mph and can measure over a mile wide, and it has been over a decade since the ...
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Deadliest tornado in recorded US history ripped through Illinois 100 years ago
From Logan School's top floor, 11-year-old Othella Silvey easily should have been able to see her house — it was less than two blocks away. But after a monstrous tornado ripped through the Illinois ...
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Nearly 700 people were killed 100 years ago this week in the deadliest US tornado
The Tri-State Tornado touched down in southeastern Missouri on March 18, 1925. It tore through Missouri, Illinois and into ...
Commentary: It's still America's worst tornado, and no one saw it coming
March 18, 1925, began like any other Wednesday in the Heartland but it didn’t stay normal for long as worst tornado in US ...
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.