Jeff Terry and Travis Griffin both grew up in Joplin and met in middle school. They met in middle school growing up in Joplin ...

NORMAN, Okla. – Research recently published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society suggests that the record-long drought of EF5 tornadoes is due to stricter use of damage ratings ...

The item is a Maple tree with a 2X4 piece of wood driven through it which occurred during the F5 tornado of 1925. This item was cut down and shipped to Springfield to be part of the state archives ...

KOCO 5 has been on the air for more than 70 years, and over that time we've seen a lot of advancements in technology that helps us keep you safe during severe weather.

Violent tornadoes — those rated F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 — are much rarer. Only 89 such tornadoes were reported during the same time period, accounting for 0.9% of all tornadoes. In fact, only six ...