In April 1974, the small town of Tanner, Alabama experienced one of the most extraordinary weather disasters ever recorded. Within just 30 minutes, two massive EF5 tornadoes from the same supercell ...

Tornadoes rated EF5 are inconceivable. They raze the Earth with winds exceeding 200 mph, sweeping foundations bare and peeling the bark off trees. Some pry pavement off roadways, scouring into the ...

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A tornado is defined as a violently rotating column of air touching the ground attached to the base of a thunderstorm. Tornadoes are formed from a type of thunderstorm called a supercell, which means ...