Ef5 Tornado News Today

Powerful storms roared across parts of southern Oklahoma Tuesday night and produced dangerous and unusual tornadoes, including one incredibly rare type.

On April 3-4, 1974, a super outbreak of tornadoes caused widespread damage in 13 states and Ontario, Canada. At least 148 tornadoes touched down in 16 hours, killing 330 and injuring at least 5,484 people, including indirect storm-related deaths. At least a dozen tornadoes swept through western and southern Ohio.

Fifty years after the Super Tornado Outbreak of April 3-4, 1974 the twisters are still vivid in survivors' minds. It was the "worst tornado outbreak in United States history," according to the NWS.

In May 2008, the city of Parkersburg experienced a devastating EF5 tornado that killed nine people and demolished homes

The Antler tornado was photographed by several townspeople, and has since been categorized as an F5 — the most severe and damaging breed of tornado — based on the photos and firsthand accounts.

Extreme Meteorologist Reed Timmer has been chasing tornadoes for decades - witnessing firsthand some of the most dangerous twisters in recent memory. Since capturing his first footage of a tornado in October 1998, the 43-year-old Timmer has been at the forefront of numerous tornado encounters - over 600 during his 25-year chasing career. For AccuWeather's Tornado Week, Timmer recounted his five most memorable tornado chases. Timmer was a freshman at the University of Oklahoma in the spring ...

It's now been more than a decade since a tragic EF5 tornado devasted Joplin, Missouri. Did you know that there is a rainbow within that tragedy? It's the mystery of the butterfly people that children saw during that awful weather event.

It was 65-years-ago today on May 20, 1957, when the strongest tornado to ever strike the Kansas City area occurred.

On this day in 1998, a devastating EF-5 tornado struck western Jefferson County killing dozens of people and injuring hundreds more.

On this day in weather history, tornadoes hit the Barrie-Grand Valley-Tottenham area.