Oklahoma is well on its way to extending the current record on large, destructive tornadoes. For more than twelve years, the country has gone without seeing a confirmed EF-5, the highest rating on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
That streak started after the May 2013 Moore tornado, the last one to officially earn the title.
That’s not to say we haven’t seen some big ones since. We have. But none were officially rated at the “Granddaddy” level—until now…