Even by Plains standards, this was an unusually large, violent tornado outbreak so early in spring. One Kansas tornado was most iconic.

That record stood for 37 years and the strongest of those tornadoes was the Xenia F5. Storm Team 2 Chief Meteorologist ... north and a lot of thunder and lightning coming in.

Tornado classifications have evolved since the original Fujita (F scale) was developed in 1971. Under the original F scale, an F5 rating was given as follows: “Whole frame houses tossed off ...

Shackelford said while the 1985 F5 tornado that swept through Portage County remains the worst on record, this storm will be quite memorable. "It's been the worst since I've been director.

During the 1974 Super Outbreak, an F5 tornado that hit Guin, Alabama, traveled at a forward speed of 75 mph. NOAA says some tornadoes can be so slow to move that they are nearly stationary at times.

Tornadoes in the U.S. typically increase sharply in spring. Unfortunately, a few of those can be violent tornadoes, particularly in the South. On March 3, 1966, 59 years ago today, an F5 tornado ...