Our recent tsunami scare brought back memories for Jeanne Huff, whose brother had a close call with the infamous Topeka tornado of ‘66. It cut a 22-mile path and at times was a half-mile wide ...

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a warning for Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula after two quakes struck in the sea nearby on Sunday.

Opening Shot: News footage of the massive EF5 tornado that touched down in Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011. The Gist: The first episode of Survival Mode is about the EF5 tornado in Joplin that ...

On May 4, 2007, Greensburg, Kansas, was nearly wiped off the map by the first-ever tornado officially rated EF5 under the Enhanced Fujita scale. With winds reaching 205 mph and a path wider than ...

Fast-moving water is about 800 times denser than air. Just a few feet of floodwater can exert more pressure than an EF5 tornado. "They're both catastrophic even though the damage looks similar ...

Here is a breakdown of the latest numbers related to the 2011 tornado season and Joplin, Missouri, where an EF-5 twister touched down Sunday, killing 124 and destroying 30 percent of the town.

The Joplin tornado, also referred to as the Joplin EF5, struck the city on the evening of Sunday, May 22, 2011. EF5 is the most intense rating on the Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale for tornadoes.