Despite the number of tornadoes increasing in the U.S., it’s been over 11 years since the last EF5 was recorded. ... Wind speeds: Wind speeds were estimated at 261-318 mph for an F5 tornado.

She says the strongest winds officially recorded in a tornado were 302 mph, during an F5 tornado that struck Bridge Creek and Moore, Oklahoma on May 3, 1999. Sign up for our Newsletters.

This remains South Dakota's only tornado rated either F5 or EF5, the highest rating for tornado damage. Less than 200 miles away that same day, heavy snow fell in western South Dakota.

On June 17, 1882, 143 years ago today, an F5 tornado tore an estimated 105-mile long path through parts of six central Iowa counties, claiming 68 lives and injuring another 300.

JARRELL, Texas — Twenty-eight years ago this week, on May 27, 1997, a catastrophic F5 tornado struck Jarrell in Williamson County, leaving a trail of devastation and claiming 27 lives in the ...

On June 8, 1953, the Flint-Beecher tornado struck the north side of Flint and the suburb of Beecher, marking Michigan's deadliest natural disaster in terms of fatalities and injuries.

Now, imagine that happening not just on the same day, but in the same state. On May 8, 1965, 60 years ago today, an F5 tornado tore through parts of southern South Dakota.

JARRELL, Texas — Twenty-eight years ago this week, on May 27, 1997, a catastrophic F5 tornado struck Jarrell in Williamson County, leaving a trail of devastation and claiming 27 lives in the ...

On May 8, 1965, 60 years ago today, an F5 tornado tore through parts of southern South Dakota. Seven farm homes were demolished in eastern Tripp County. Miraculously, only one person was injured ...