EF5 drought
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From 2013 to 2025, the United States experienced a record lack of tornadoes rated EF5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale by the National Weather Service. This period, which has been dubbed the EF5 drought o
High-end EF4 damage to a home in the Vilonia, Arkansas area. Many people argue that the damage was consistent with an EF5 tornado.
Damage to downtown Mayfield, Kentucky following the 2021 EF4 tornado.
2013 Moore tornado
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The 2013 Moore tornado was a large and extremely violent EF5 tornado that ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, and adjacent areas on the afternoon of May 20, 2013, with peak winds estimated at 200–210 mph, killin
EF5 drought
…EF5 drought or EF5 gap by some media outlets, was the longest drought of tornadoes rated F5 or EF5 in recorded history. The drought began following the 2013 Moore tornado, occurring on May 20, 2013. Several tornadoes since then had subsequently been rated as high-end EF4 tornadoes, with many of these ratings attracting…
May 20, 2013 Moore, Oklahoma tornado
2013 Moore tornado radar KCRI 2013 05 20 2008Z
A wooden cross stands as a monument to one of the students killed at the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., May 28, 2013 130528 Z VF620 4060
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