It Has Been 5 Years Since the Last EF5 Tornado Struck the U.S.

[OnlinePoker]

It's been five years since the last catastrophic EF5 tornado struck the United States, occurring in Moore, Oklahoma, on May 20, 2013.

Tornadoes assigned an EF5/F5 rating have historically been rare, but when they do strike, the damage in the affected communities is devastating.

Since 1950, a total of 59 tornadoes have been rated EF5/F5, an average of less than one per year, according to NOAA's Storm Prediction Center. The frequency has ranged from several tornadoes rated this magnitude in a single year to multi-year periods with none.

https://www.wunderground.com/news/2018-03-29-ef5-f5-tornadoes-history

[redstatebluegirl]

1. Don't jinx us, we live 4 miles from the EF4 that went through Moore in 2013.

May is a tough month for Oklahoma and twisters. We have great weather people including the SPC that is located on the OU campus so we have good warnings, but that one got our attention. It has been wonderful having 5 years of relative peace.

[thucythucy]

2. Here's hoping your luck continues.

There's nothing like catastrophic weather to make one feel absolutely powerless.

Best wishes to you and yours.

[redstatebluegirl]

3. Thanks, we are always packed and ready this time of year.

My pictures and keepsakes are in a box in my husband's office, we have a go bag ready with meds and paperwork. You get good at staying safe down here! Take care!

[rsdsharp]

4. Fifty years (and one week) ago

I survived an F5 in Charles City, Iowa. 13 others did not. The death toll would have been much worse that Wednesday afternoon, but the tornado(s) (there were three that joined up into one large storm) struck at 4:57 PM -- after most kids were home from school, and before most people left their jobs. It also destroyed the power plant, shutting off electricity, which meant downed power lines didn't ignite ruptured gas mains.

An F5 is truly the finger of a very pissed off God.