User:EF5

Oh brother. Never, ever, ever rely on an outdoor siren to receive a tornado warning.

— James Spann, 2024 post on Twitter

Hi, I'm EF5. My username comes from the highest rating a tornado can receive on the Enhanced Fujita scale, used to rate tornado damage in the United States.

If it isn't obvious based solely on my name, I mainly edit topics related to severe weather. This includes tornadoes, flooding, and other catastrophic natural disasters. Other topics that I will periodically edit in are politics of the United States, crime and health. I joined in November 2020 before taking a several-year break until February 2024, when I truly began editing.

Outside of Wikipedia, I enjoy hiking and delta/hill country blues music. Mammoth Cave National Park and the Mississippi Blues Trail are the two biggest bucket-list things of mine at the moment; I visited the former a long while ago but would love to spend more time there. I am in the United States Civil Air Patrol, where I have gone through Community Emergency Response Team training and a few other certifications.

I am autistic, which explains my generally intense interest for weather and other behavioral quirks. Weather being a "restricted interest" is actually a well-known thing; several studies (my favorite being a March 2020 "Bolton et. al." study by the AMS) have documented and tried to explain why people with autism tend to have an interest in weather.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

PNS NOUS43 on October 6, 2025 (today!) saw the first EF5 tornado worldwide since 2013.

Current hyperfixations ^[5]

Blues

About me

On Wikipedia

I have started over 450 articles.
A bit less impressive, but I also have 24,000+ edits as of July 2025.
I have AutoWikiBrowser rights. (I usually just add categories).
I am IPBE (IP Block Exempt), which I had to request 4 separate times due to UTRS issues (at least from what I've been told).
My signature is ^EF⁵ 23:25, 15 July 2025 (UTC).

Off Wikipedia

I suffer from Retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction, basically meaning that I have really bad acid reflux and can't burp. Funny enough, I had self-diagnosed (yes, I know, you aren't supposed to do that) and doctors basically confirmed that I had RCPD. I started to see symptoms of this in 2021, only two years after it was described by Robert W. Bastian,^[6] and my case comes before the uptick in case studies on the disorder in 2024.

I also have Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and mild autism spectrum disorder (ASD), both of which were professionally diagnosed.

Less related to my behaviors on Wikipedia, but I also have generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).

I am a liberal, although not a democrat.
I enjoy storm photography and music.

My favorite genres are gangsta rap (drill), delta blues and gnawa.

I am currently self-learning slide guitar.
If you couldn't tell by the quote at the top of this page, my one idol is legendary Alabama meteorologist James Spann. He worked the worst day in tornado history with ABC 33/40 and is overall a great person. I don't agree with his takes on climate change, but other than that he's someone that many people, including I, look up to.

Articles I've started (416 at last count)

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Galaxies

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Deep-sea creatures

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Other insects

Anisolabis seychellensis

Butterflies

Tornadoes

Tornado topics

By year

Highest F#/EF#	Year	TORs confirmed	Fatalities	Article	Class
F5	1925	100	806	Tornadoes of 1925
EF5	2025	1,103+	68	Tornadoes of 2025

Tornado outbreaks


Highest F#/EF#	State of peak activity	Date of peak activity	TORs confirmed	Fatalities	Injuries	Article	Max risk level	Notes
EF2	Kentucky	April 1, 2024	86	5	25	Tornado outbreak and derecho of April 1–3, 2024	MDT	Collaboration with Hurricane Clyde
EF3	Texas	December 28, 2024	14	4	19	Tornado outbreak of December 26–29, 2024	MDT	Watched this one unfold live on radar, I still vividly remember the Port Arthur EF3's incredibly velocity "couplet" that was visible for well over two hours. Collaboration with Departure–.
EF2	Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, North Carolina, Virginia	March 4-5, 2025	39	6	10	Early March 2025 North American blizzard	ENH
EF4	Arkansas	March 14, 2025	117	43	247	Tornado outbreak of March 13–16, 2025	HIGH	Started on March 7, largest March outbreak of all time. I watched this one unfold live, particularly the first few tornadoes on the night of March 14 and the afternoon round on March 15, which included the Tylertown, Mississippi EF4. Overall the March 15 event significantly under-performed from what was expected, only producing one violent tornado. The March 14 event, however, over-performed, producing two EF4s and countless EF3s, a few of which were almost 100% into the EF4 range.
EF3+	Kansas	May 19, 2025	123	0	10	Tornado outbreak of May 18–21, 2025	MDT	This outbreak saw a series of large and likely-violent tornadoes move through areas near Greensburg, Kansas. Usually this would just be another Kansas supercell but I had been working on writing Greensburg tornado (the 2007 event) for several months up to that point. Collaboration with Departure–. Unlike other events I only watched the Arnett, Oklahoma EF3 live; I only learned Greensburg had almost taken a direct hit the following morning.
EF5	North Dakota	June 20, 2025	32	7	2	Tornado outbreak and derecho of June 19–20, 2025	MDT	Another outbreak which produced a likely-violent tornado near Enderlin, North Dakota. While the fatality count generally stayed low, the tornado lofted a large train car into the air, with Collaboration with Departure– Edit: As of writing, this outbreak officially produced the first EF5 tornado in over ten years near Enderlin, North Dakota. Truly an insane event; I can't remember the last time an F5 or EF5 tornado came out of a derecho event.

Individual tornadoes


F#/EF#	State / Country	Date	Fatalities	Injuries	Article
F5–equiv.	Missouri, Illinois, Indiana	March 18, 1925	695	2027	1925 Tri-State tornado	I was very surprised to find this tornado didn't have an article. It is the deadliest in U.S. history and infamous in the Wx community. It's also the deadliest I've ever written about officially, although the 1973 Bangladesh tornado was likely deadlier. It is widely accepted to have been of F5 strength, tearing trees out of a hillside and obliterating hundreds of structures. It's the longest-tracked of all time, as well.
F4	Paraguay	September 20, 1926	300+	500+	1926 Encarnación tornado	Deadliest tornado in the history of Paraguay and one of the deadliest in South American history. Officially killed at least 300 people but I believe the number is possibly as high as 500.
F5	Texas	April 12, 1927	74	205	1927 Rocksprings tornado	Long-tracker that moved through the Rocksprings area, killing 74 people. It is the third-deadliest in Texas history, behind the 1953 Waco and 1902 Goliad tornadoes.
F5	Arkansas	April 10, 1929	23	80	Sneed Tornado	Technically the highest-rated tornado in Arkansas history, although it's widely-accepted that the 2014 Vilonia, Arkansas tornado listed below also reached EF5 intensity.
IF5	Italy	July 24, 1930	23	110	1930 Montello tornado	Officially, this is the only "IF5" tornado ever recorded, being upgraded in 2024. It was incredibly rare and long-tracked for the region, leaving a long path of destruction through several towns in Italy. Images of an obliterated brick church are usually what people think of when this tornado is brought up.
F4	Poland	July 20, 1931	6	100+	1931 Lublin tornado	Not a ton is known about this event, besides from the fact that it was likely violent and killed six people. One of only two European tornadoes I've written about along with the Montello IF5 above.
F5	Texas	April 3, 1964	7	111	1964 Wichita Falls tornado	This tornado is actually overshadowed by a (technically) even-weaker tornado, the 1979 Wichita Falls F4! This was the first tornado to ever be captured on live news cameras, and surprisingly didn't look like an F5, despite being incredibly powerful.
F5	Iowa	May 15, 1968	13	462	1968 Hansell-Charles City tornado	Long-tracked and violent tornado that moved through Charles City, Iowa. Surprisingly the fatality count stayed low, although 13 is still a generally-high number.
F5	Iowa	May 15, 1968	5	156	1968 Oelwein tornado	Not much to say about this event; simply a dubiously-rated F5.
FU	Bangladesh	April 17, 1973	681+	1000	1973 Faridpur District tornado	Was likely the deadliest tornado I've ever written about. Official tally is 681 fatalities, but it was likely much higher than that due to Bangladesh's extremely dense population.
F5	Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana	April 3, 1974	6	210	1974 Cincinnati tornado	This tornado was almost certainly not an F5; zero damage I've seen from the event supports any rating higher than low-end F4. One of three F5s in Ohio history.
F5	Kentucky		31	257	1974 Brandenburg tornado	Very violent tornado and the strongest on record in Kentucky (although that's generally disputed with the Mayfield tornado). Ripped a forest to shreds.
F5	Alabama		28	267	1974 Tanner tornadoes#First tornado	Tanner just can't catch a break! These two incredibly violent tornadoes formed after each other, producing catastrophic damage to the town of Tanner, Alabama and killing a combined total of 55 people. They are one of only two F5 "pairs" ever recorded; the only other happened in 1990.
F5	Alabama, Tennessee		16	190	1974 Tanner tornadoes#Second tornado
F5	Alabama		28	272	1974 Guin tornado	Was briefly (and technically is still) the highest-rated tornado in history, receiving a rating of "F5+" by Ted Fujita himself. And not that I disagree; the tornado produced incredibly violent damage in the Guin area.
F1	New York	November 16, 1989	10	18	1989 Coldenham tornado	Easily the deadliest F1 tornado ever recorded due to it hitting and collapsing a brick wall on top of schoolchildren eating lunch. Very tragic story.
F5	Kansas	April 26, 1991	17	225	1991 Andover tornado	This tornado almost hit two nuclear bombs! Luckily it just barely missed.
F5	Texas	May 27, 1997	27	12	Jarrell tornado	One of the more famous tornadoes I've written about; it's known as the "Dead Man Walking" due to a famous photograph that was taken as it was condensing.
F4	Ohio	September 20, 2000	1	100	2000 Xenia tornado	Widely overshadowed by the 1974 Xenia tornado. This is the closest tornado to my city with an article, although where it impacted is still an hour away from me.
F4	Kansas	April 21, 2001	1	28	2001 Hoisington tornado	Happened in the middle of the 1999-2007 F5 drought; not much to say about it besides the fact that Hoisington took a direct hit. I have doubts about the rating of this tornado; I personally don't think it was stronger than an F3.
EF5	Kansas	May 4, 2007	12	63	Greensburg tornado	Ah, this article is my pride and joy. At 110,000 bytes, it is the largest article (not including lists) that I've ever written, and yet has managed to fail the WP:FAC process four times in a row. It gets an average of ~20,000 monthly pageviews, and is known for literally "wiping" a Kansas town off the map. This tornado was responsible for a tornado emergency. Funny enough, in May 2025 the town of Greensburg was almost hit again! I wrote about that outbreak and tornadoes above.
EF4	Oklahoma, Missouri	May 10, 2008	21	350	2008 Picher–Neosho tornado	Instead of wiping out a Kansas town, this tornado wiped out an Oklahoma town. The difference is that Picher never rebuilt, and sits abandoned today.
EF2	Wyoming	June 5, 2009	0	0	2009 Goshen County tornado	The least-destructive tornado I've written about, staying over an open field. It's notable due to the video coverage and scientific significance of the event.
EF4	South Dakota	May 22, 2010	0	0	2010 Bowdle tornado	This tornado happened exactly one year before the Joplin tornado, one of the deadliest in U.S. history. There isn't much to say about this one because it caused no fatalities or injuries and was relatively short-tracked.
EF4	Minnesota	June 17, 2010	1	14	2010 Conger–Albert Lea tornado	I really have nothing to say about this event; it was an average EF4 with an average size and average track length.
EF4	Alabama	April 27, 2011	6	48	2011 Cullman–Arab tornado	The Cullman tornado is one of my favorites. It is well-known in the Wx community due to its well-documented multiple-vortex structure as it tore through an Alabama town, although it took five lives as a large "wedge", meaning it was wider than it was tall. A very tragic event indeed. This tornado was responsible for a tornado emergency.
EF4	Alabama		13	54	2011 Cordova–Blountsville tornado	This is my favorite tornado, mainly due to the little amount of coverage surrounding it and some incredible photographs and videos that were taken of it. This tornado is little-known in the Wx community, as it was overshadowed by other tornadoes that took place on April 27, 2011. This tornado was responsible for multiple tornado emergencies.
EF3	Alabama		7	52	2011 Sawyerville–Eoline tornado	One of over 30 EF3-rated tornadoes to touch down during the Super Outbreak; this tornado tracked across portions of North-Central Alabama as part of the afternoon outbreak. It was likely stronger than it's given wind speed rating, although almost every significant-to-intense tornado in North Alabama that day was likely capable of violent damage.
EF4	Alabama, Georgia		17	50	2011 Flat Rock–Trenton tornado	An extremely violent tornado that tore across the Sand Mountain region of Northeast Alabama during the afternoon outbreak on April 27. It killed 17 people and likely reached EF5 intensity somewhere along its path. After moving through Alabama it slammed into Trenton, Georgia.
EF4	Georgia, Tennessee		20+	335	2011 Ringgold–Apison tornado	One of 16 tornadoes in Georgia history to kill over twenty people, this EF4 (considered by some to be of EF5 intensity) tornado produced extreme damage to homes in Ringgold, Georgia, before devastating rural structures along Cherokee Valley Road, where many of the deaths occurred. This tornado picked up a gun safe and dropped it on top of a sheltering family; it also produced other feats of incredible strength.
EF4	Indiana, Kentucky	March 2, 2012	12	0+	2012 Southern Indiana tornado	This is one of few tornadoes in history to still have a retained injury toll of "unknown", along with the 2011 Rainsville tornado a year prior. This tornado is believed by some (including me) to have been of EF5 intensity, due to it ripping chunks of pavement out of the ground and slamming them so hard into the ground that the pieces made impact craters.
EF4	Texas	May 15, 2013	6	54	2013 Granbury tornado	This is one of the shortest-tracked tornadoes I've written about (after the Westmoreland EF3), although it still managed to wipe a well-bult home off the map and kill six people. This tornado was only captured by one or two people, although the few existing images of it are admittedly terrifying.
EF4	Nebraska	October 4, 2013	0	15	2013 Wayne tornado	A forgotten EF4 that injured 15 people in Nebraska. This tornado happened less than a year prior to the 2014 Pilger, Nebraska, tornado family, and happened in close proximity to where those tornadoes hit.
EF4	Arkansas	April 27, 2014	16	193	2014 Mayflower–Vilonia tornado	This tornado is widely considered to be an EF5 in the Wx community; I was surprised to see it didn't have an article.
EF4	Texas	December 26, 2015	10	468	2015 Garland tornado	Widely-forgotten EF4 that tracked over heavily-populated suburbs of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, causing heavy damage to cars and buildings. It was notably caught on interstate traffic cameras, where several ominous screen stills of the tornado were taken (and have been spread online). Very scary nocturnal tornado. Exactly five years later, Garland was hit by a mass shooting, which I've also written about!
EF4	Oklahoma	May 9, 2016	1	0	2016 Katie tornado	This tornado killed one person and surprisingly didn't injure anybody, leaving a weird casualty toll of one. That isn't to say it was out in the middle of nowhere, though, several storm chasers got incredible footage of it. My personal favorite is "Violent Katie-Wynnewood, OK Tornado 5/9/2016" by the Storm Chasing Channel.
EF3–equiv.	California	July 26, 2018	3	5	2018 Carr Fire tornado	Yes, a fire tornado does have an article on Wikipedia! It's the deadliest fire tornado ever recorded and the most powerful, producing EF3-equivalent wind speeds. The tornado caught firefighters who were working the Carr Fire off-guard, resulting in three deaths.
EF3	Mississippi	February 23, 2019	1	19	2019 Columbus, Mississippi, tornado	This tornado, widely forgotten by the Wx community, moved through Columbus, Mississippi, causing EF3-rated damage and killing one person. It was a large stovepipe, something seen in the several videos taken of the tornado.
EF3	Tennessee	March 3, 2020	5	220	2020 Nashville tornado	This EF3 tornado tore through downtown Nashville, Tennessee and later Mount Juliet, killing five people and producing an injury count in the hundreds. It was covered live by several news agencies and was the subject of a relatively famous video from crane operators who got caught in the tornado high above the ground.
EF3	Arkansas	March 28, 2020	0	12	2020 Jonesboro tornado	Somehow, COVID-19 saved lives! Due to the tornado happening in the initial stages of the widespread COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas, most people were in quarantine at homes and thus were not caught out in the open by the tornado. It did destroy a mall and injure twelve people, however.
EF3	Alabama	January 25, 2021	1	30	2021 Fultondale tornado	The Fultondale tornado was a prime example of what happens when nighttime, winter and warning ignorance meet. Meteorologist James Spann stated that the single fatality from the event was the result of failing to heed warnings. Tornadoes don't usually happen in January, too, so this is an outlier for the region.
EF3	Kentucky	December 11, 2021	17	63	2021 Bowling Green tornadoes#Rockford–Bowling Green–Sunnyside–Cedar Spring, Kentucky	These two large tornadoes barreled through the town of Bowling Green, Kentucky, producing extensive damage to town. The tornadoes killed a combined total of 17 people, although every fatality and injury was from the EF3 that moved through downtown. This same outbreak produced the infamous Mayfield tornado that killed over 50 people in Kentucky.
EF2	Kentucky	December 11, 2021	0	0	2021 Bowling Green tornadoes#Bowling Green, Kentucky
EF4	Iowa	March 5, 2022	6	5	2022 Winterset tornado	This widely-forgotten tornado tore across relatively rural areas southwest of Des Moines, Iowa, ultimately taking six lives on a single road. The tornado was well-documented by storm chasers, being the subject of storm chase videos like "WINTERSET, IOWA WEDGE TORNADO".
EF3	Kansas	April 29, 2022	0	3	2022 Andover tornado	This tornado had some incredible footage come out of it, including Reed Timmer's famous "JAW-DROPPING Tornado Drone Footage Shows Kansas Town Get Ripped Apart" and the City of Andover's "Andover Tornado, April 29, 2022, City Hall East Camera". Overall an incredible event with no loss of life.
EF2	Alabama	January 12, 2023	0	2	2023 Selma tornado	This tornado moved through the "civil rights capital of America" just a few days before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, celebrated in memory of esteemed civil rights activist and pastor Martin Luther King Jr. MLK himself had to been to Selma, which makes the timing and location of this tornado just that much more crazier.
EF3	Illinois, Indiana	March 31, 2023	6	16	2023 Robinson–Sullivan tornado	This large tornado prompted the issuance of two tornado emergencies for the cities of Robinson, Illinois and Sullivan, Indiana, which is incredibly rare. It was likely violent, producing extreme cycloidal marking in the ground as it moved through rural areas. Despite the extreme strength, only 6 people died.
EF3	Virginia	March 31, 2023	0	0	2023 Virginia Beach tornado	While no injuries were produced by this destructive tornado, it is the furthest-east I've ever written about in the United States.
EF3	Oklahoma	April 27, 2024	1	30	2024 Sulphur tornado	I watched this one happen live! Saw it on radar and early the next morning was horrified by some of the damage photos that came out of Sulphur, Oklahoma.
EF3	Kansas	April 30, 2024	1	3	Westmoreland tornado	Watched this one happen live on a Reed Timmer livestream. Not a ton to say, as the track was very short (in fact, it's the shortest-lasting and shortest-tracked I've written about to date) and the casualty count is only four.
EF4	Oklahoma	May 6, 2024	2	55	2024 Barnsdall–Bartlesville tornado	One of the more recent EF4 tornadoes we've seen, is well-known for its incredible hook echo signature on NEXRAD radar. This tornado was responsible for a tornado emergency, although surprisingly only two people died. Due to how late at night it happened, I had went to bed prior to it touching down.
EF4	Kentucky	May 16, 2025	19	108	2025 Somerset–London tornado	~~This is the tornado of 2025.~~ (written before Enderlin) It's the deadliest since 2021, and is one of the most horrific tornado events in the 2020s decade, if not all time. As with Sulphur, I watched this one live (although I was up till around 4 in the morning). Others and I watched it impact the London area, where it was later found that 17 lost their lives. I'd rank this tornado as the second-worst in terms of emotional impact that I've written about after the Greensburg tornado. Somehow, no tornado emergency was issued, which I am still pissed about to this day.
EF5	North Dakota	June 20, 2025	3	0	Enderlin tornado	Actually, I take back what I said about the above EF4 tornado in Kentucky. On October 6, 2025 (date of writing), this tornado officially received a rating of EF5 on the Enhanced Fujita scale. This means it ended the 12-year drought of EF5 tornadoes set on May 20, 2013 with the 2013 Moore tornado. This is incredibly significant in the field of tornado science and likely will be of relevance for decades. It's also the second EF5 I've written about; every other EF5-rated tornado besides the Greensburg tornado already had an article by the time I joined. It's one of two nocturnal EF5s; the other is also the Greensburg tornado.

Tornadoes by state/country

F#/EF#	State / Country	Fatalities	Article
F5	Texas	2,088	List of Texas tornadoes
F5	Ohio	531	List of Ohio tornadoes
F4	New York	64	List of New York tornadoes
F5	Michigan	367	List of Michigan tornadoes
EF0	Alaska	0	List of Alaska tornadoes
F3	Washington state	6	List of Washington (state) tornadoes
F1	Iceland	0	Tornadoes in Iceland
F4	India	1,473	List of Indian tornadoes
F5	Illinois	2,202	List of Illinois tornadoes
EF5	Oklahoma	1,707	Tornadoes in Oklahoma

Floods


Location	Year	Deaths	Injuries	Article	Notes
California	1955	74	4,325+	1955 Yuba–Sutter floods	This article was actually a sturdy candidate for being the 7 millionth Wikipedia article! I submitted it as a half-joke thinking it'd get choked out by species stubs, but it made it to the final four. It is visible on the 7M page, under the "Articles created near the same time included" section. Even if it didn't get the distinction, I'm still honored that it was included on the page where many could see it.
Texas	2025	118+	Unk.	July 2025 Central Texas floods	I watched these floods as they were unfolding live and the reactions in the days that followed. These floods are by far the deadliest non-tornado Wx event I've ever written about, with at least 135 people losing their lives as of September 2025. The floods were featured at ITN and are one of the most-viewed articles I've started, receiving over 300,000 pageviews in the first four days of its existence and over 900,000 overall.
New Mexico	2025	3+	Unk.	July 2025 Southern New Mexico floods	Unrelated to the above, these historic floods killed at least three people as the Rio Ruidoso overflowed into a large wildfire burn scar. These floods garnered much more coverage than usual due to happening only four days after the above Texas floods.

Weather by year

Wildfires

Location	Year	Acres	Injuries	Article
California	2022	41,596 acres (16,833 ha)	5	SRF Lightning Complex fires
California	2023	4,198 acres (17 km²)	2	Deep Fire
California	2024	3,815 acres (15 km²)	0	Pedro Fire
Arizona	2024	14,402 acres (58 km²)	0	Wildcat Fire
Nevada	2024	2,160 acres (870 ha)	0	Pizona Fire
Oregon	2024	6,340 acres (2,570 ha)	0	Little Yamsay Fire
Colorado	2024	5,699 acres (2,306 ha)	0	Spruce Creek Fire
Washington	2024	53,343 acres (21,587 ha)	0	Swawilla Fire
Arizona	2024	5,029 acres (2,035 ha)	0	Adams Fire
California	2024	38,664 acres (15,647 ha)	7	Lake Fire
California	2024	14,023 acres (5,675 ha)	0	Basin Fire
California	2024	14,168 acres (5,734 ha)	2	Corral Fire
California	2024	12,967 acres (5,248 ha)	0+	Boise Fire
Arizona	2024	3,059 acres (1,238 ha)	0	Waterman Fire
Arizona	2024	32,568 acres (13,180 ha)	0	Freeman Fire
Arizona	2024	2,162 acres (875 ha)	0	Watch Fire
Arizona	2024	5,364 acres (2,171 ha)	2	Element Fire
Colorado	2024	7,202 acres (2,915 ha)	0	Bucktail Fire
California	2024	14,104 acres (5,708 ha)	3	Coffee Pot Fire
California	2025	80,779 acres (32,690 ha)	1	Madre Fire

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People being nice

	The Special Barnstar
	Thank you so much for creating the article on the Austin J. Tobin Plaza that was formerly on the site of the old WTC. I have seen you around here and there, and it is always great interacting with people editing in the NYC/9-11/World Trade Center article-space. Cheers! — That Coptic Guy^{ping me!} (talk) (contribs) 04:56, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

		The Greatly Improved Editor's Barnstar
		I really, really appreciate your genuine commitment to learning the "tools of the trade". Your energy and enthusiasm are great assets and your understanding of how to use sources is rapidly getting there. Thank you for your patience and resilience. You have the makings of a formidable Wikipedian! Rlandmann (talk) 23:23, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

	The Original Barnstar
	Thanks for making those articles for "Weather of YYYY"! I worked on a bunch of them, but just ran out of steam keeping that up, so I appreciate you continuing those efforts. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 04:15, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

Back scratch star MallardTV (talk) 18:41, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

		The DYK Barnstar
		Great work on Austin J. Tobin Plaza! Enjoy your work being on the front page for the next 24 hours! GeorgeMemulous (talk) 00:10, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

Welcome back EF5. I see you've added a "Sir" to your name, so in the spirit of being fancy, here's a cup of tea to welcome you back into the editing spirit. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 20:14, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

Great list at List of Illinois tornadoes!! Utopes _{(talk / cont)} 15:33, 21 August 2024 (UTC)

		The Guidance Barnstar
		For your guidance with the article 2021 Naperville–Woodridge tornado along with your high quality contributions. IntentionallyDense (talk) 05:04, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Afd to ANI in 2 hours, that's a little impressive. Well, considering the title of the article, what can you do. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 20:40, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

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Hey, I don't remember if we've interacted directly here on on Discord, but I was sad to see that you're feeling discouraged. I've been impressed with your efforts on those lists of artworks. I think it's natural for interest in Wikipedia to ebb and flow, as it would with any hobby; I mean, I kind of took a wikibreak for over a decade! (And another one for around a year.) I do hope you'll be feeling enthusiastic again soon!

— ClaudineChionh (she/her · talk · contribs · email · global) 09:08, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		For your rapid-fire creations of tornado articles that would have otherwise been forgotten or have been needed for some time (but darn it, I wanted to do Winterset!), and for bringing them to well above start quality each time. Cheers!

Departure– (talk) 15:09, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

		The Minor Barnstar
		Thank you for participating in the October 2024 GA backlog drive. Your contribution (4 points total) helped reduce the backlog considerably! Here's a token of our appreciation. —Ganesha811 (talk) 00:05, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

		Citation Barnstar
		This award is given in recognition to EF5 for collecting more than 8.0 points during the WikiProject Unreferenced articles's NOV24 backlog drive. Your contributions played a crucial role in sourcing over 8,000 unsourced articles during the drive. Thank you so much for participating and helping to reduce the backlog! – DreamRimmer Alt (talk) 18:04, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

	The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
	Excellent work! TheMathematicianToday.pi314 (talk) 14:11, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

	The Original Barnstar
	Thank you for defending my edit! Freedoxm (talk · contribs) 22:07, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

May your stress disappear post-haste.

mwwv ^converse∫_edits 18:58, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

Mwwv, thanks. Most of the stress is my doing, but the great Martin Luther King, Jr. stated that "you reap what you sow". — E_F⁵ 19:46, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

	The Special Barnstar
	With this edit I become extended confirmed. Thank you for your mentorship so far, here's to a bright future! Very sincerely and with Benedictions, FarmerUpbeat (talk) 02:11, 15 March 2025 (UTC)

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Not sure if you're retiring or staying, but either way, these are unprecedented and weird times, across all aspects of society. In uncertain times though, it's important to find community - and that's not just online. I hope you find the time to recharge, reconnect with people in person, take care of your grades, and if you find the passion and energy to resume editing, that's great! But if this is all too much, then that's also OK. No one person can fix Wikipedia, and there are so many competing factors, it's difficult at times to try and make things happen collaboratively. I commend you for how much you've done in recent years, but I also know the burnout that can happen when you work too hard without seeing enough positive tangible results from it. So in the spirit of all that, cheers to all you've done with a cup of tea. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 17:21, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

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		Your noteworthy contribution (3 points total) helped reduce the backlog by 185 articles! Here's a token of our appreciation. IntentionallyDense ^(Contribs) 04:21, 7 February 2025 (UTC)

The Resilient Barnstar

I really hope you keep up with your editing, and I'm sorry to go back to an oppose after all of that work, but you are an editor who knows how to tweak and work on something for a while. That is the spirit of Wikipedia, trying to be the very best (or maybe that's Pokémon?) - either way, I'm confident you'll have many featured articles in your future. One of the most difficult things in life is to keep at a task for a long time, not when there are so many other things to do in the world. So in the spirit of all that (and not wanting to take up too much more line space on your talk page), I bequeath thee, EF5, the Resilient Barnstar! ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 03:03, 15 February 2025 (UTC)

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		I was adding a claim about volunteering in Greenfield, Iowa after their tornado and I noticed from my watchlist you added information about volunteering in Greensburg, Kansas; one of numerous claims in the 2007 Greensburg tornado article that you've brought from a relatively brief section on the outbreak article to bean and cheese burrito levels of substance - 82,000 bytes and a featured article heading towards promotion. Even if it doesn't get promoted, you should still be proud of that article, as from what I can tell it's one of the best tornado articles on the site right now. Cheers and happy editing! Departure– (talk) 15:49, 10 February 2025 (UTC)

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		This is presented to you by the GAR process in recognition of your sterling work in helping Precipitation retain its Good Article status. Please feel free to display the GA icon on your userpage. Keep up the good work! ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:10, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

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Information and democracy are under attack, and evidently so is your user page! People who are scared try and use fear to gain control, but us Wikipedians know the best way to scare them back is to be objective, neutral, get the facts, know the people who are in our community, and ignore the trolls who just want to make the world a worse place. For standing up to the trolls and ignoring the hate, here's the Special Barnstar! ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 19:35, 27 February 2025 (UTC)

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Congratulations, EF5! The article you nominated, Greensburg tornado, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:06, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

Congratulations EF5, you are awarded a **Triple Crown** for your articles on tornados. Your hard work is appreciated. Damien Linnane (talk) 02:22, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

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	Congrats on the new FA! Hurricanehink mobile (talk) 23:51, 29 October 2025 (UTC)

Featured pictures (11)

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Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted

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Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted

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Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted

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Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted

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Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted

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Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted

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Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted

Your nomination for featured picture status, File:F5 tornado Elie Manitoba 2007.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:37, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted

Your nomination for featured picture status, File:Downtown Columbus View from Main St Bridge - edit1.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:03, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted

Your nomination for featured picture status, File:World Trade Center, New York. Exterior. Entrance Sphere at Plaza Fountain sculpture. Overhead view - LCCN2021637339 (cropped).jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:28, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted

Your nomination for featured picture status, File:Andromeda Galaxy M31 - Heic1502a Full resolution.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. – 🌻 Hilst (talk | contribs) 17:17, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

Good Articles (26)

Enderlin tornado

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2019 Columbus, Mississippi, tornado

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Tornado outbreak of December 28–29, 2024

The bot also didn’t get a chance to post a message here, so let this serve as the ‘article has passed’ notification. SnowyRiver28 (talk) 02:20, 2 October 2025 (UTC)^[7]

Disappearance of Amanda Campbell

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2011 Sawyerville–Eoline tornado

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2021 Bowling Green tornadoes

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2021 Fultondale tornado

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2011 Flat Rock-Trenton tornado

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2011 Cordova-Blountsville tornado

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2011 Ringgold–Apison tornado

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2011 Cullman-Arab tornado

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2024 Sulphur tornado

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2023 Robinson-Sullivan tornado

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2014 Mayflower–Vilonia tornado

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2023 Selma tornado

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2020 Nashville tornado

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2020 Jonesboro tornado

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EF5 drought

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2025 Somerset-London tornado

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1925 Tri-State tornado

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Jarrell tornado

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		The Deletion to Quality Award
		For your contributions to bring 1997 Jarrell tornado (prior candidate for deletion at: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/1997 Prairie Dell-Jarrell tornado) to Good Article status, I hereby present you The Deletion to Quality Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! – 🌻 Hilst (talk \| contribs) 22:58, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Tornado outbreak and derecho of April 1–3, 2024

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2015 Garland tornado

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Austin J. Tobin Plaza

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Italian Campaign of 1796-1797

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Actinote zikani

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2007 Greensburg tornado

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Did You Know...? (13)

On 11 September 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Austin J. Tobin Plaza, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Austin J. Tobin Plaza (pictured) was destroyed in the September 11 attacks, but one of the sculptures on it survived? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Austin J. Tobin Plaza. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Austin J. Tobin Plaza), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

On 4 October 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Italian Campaign of 1796–1797, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Italian Campaign of 1796–1797 (battle pictured) demonstrated that Napoleon was a "great strategist"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Italian Campaign of 1796-1797. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Italian Campaign of 1796–1797), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

On 12 October 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Actinote zikani, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Actinote zikani (specimen pictured) is one of only two butterflies on the IUCN's list of the 100 most threatened species? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Actinote zikani. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Actinote zikani), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

On 29 April 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article G299.2-2.9, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that G299.2-2.9 (pictured) is one of the oldest known supernova remnants in the Milky Way? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/G299.2-2.9. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, G299.2-2.9), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

On 10 May 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kiso 5639, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Skyrocket Galaxy has been described by NASA as looking like a "July 4th skyrocket"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Skyrocket Galaxy. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Kiso 5639), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

On 12 May 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article COSMOS field, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the COSMOS field (pictured) is the largest contiguous survey of the universe ever taken by the Hubble Space Telescope? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/COSMOS field. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, COSMOS field), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

On 2 December 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Zooming In on the Andromeda Galaxy, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that more than one hundred million stars are visible in Zooming In on the Andromeda Galaxy (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Zooming in on the Andromeda Galaxy. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Zooming In on the Andromeda Galaxy), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:02, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

On 3 December 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2011 Cullman–Arab tornado, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that five of the six people killed in the 2011 Cullman–Arab tornado were members of the same family? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2011 Cullman–Arab tornado. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 2011 Cullman–Arab tornado), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:03, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

On 13 December 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2011 Cordova–Blountsville tornado, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Cordova, Alabama, was hit by two tornadoes on the same day, the second of which was on the ground for more than two hours? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2011 Central Alabama tornado. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 2011 Cordova–Blountsville tornado), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:03, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

On 18 December 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2007 Greensburg tornado, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 2007 Greensburg tornado had ten smaller tornadoes orbiting it? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2007 Greensburg tornado. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 2007 Greensburg tornado), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:03, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

On 23 December 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2022 Andover tornado, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 2022 Andover tornado (video featured) injured only three people, despite damaging more than 1,000 buildings? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2022 Andover tornado. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 2022 Andover tornado), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:02, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

On 1 January 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1991 Andover tornado, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 1991 Andover tornado (pictured) narrowly avoided hitting two warplanes equipped with nuclear warheads? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1991 Andover tornado. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 1991 Andover tornado), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

RoySmith (talk) 00:17, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

On 8 January 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1957 Ruskin Heights tornado, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that debris was carried aloft to an altitude of 30,000 feet (9,100 m) after the 1957 Ruskin Heights tornado? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1957 Ruskin Heights tornado. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 1957 Ruskin Heights tornado), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

On 10 January 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2008 Picher–Neosho tornado, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Picher, Oklahoma, was hit so hard by a tornado in 2008 that it would become a ghost town in 2015? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2008 Picher–Neosho tornado. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 2008 Picher–Neosho tornado), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

RoySmith (talk) 12:03, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

On 19 January 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Great Tri-State Tornado, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 1925 Tri-State tornado was the deadliest in United States history? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1925 Tri-State tornado. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Great Tri-State Tornado), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—Ganesha811 (talk) 12:02, 19 January 2025 (UTC)

On 6 February 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tornadoes in Oklahoma, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the three costliest tornadoes in Oklahoma's history hit the same town in 2013, in 1999 and in 2003? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tornadoes in Oklahoma. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Tornadoes in Oklahoma), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—Kusma (talk) 00:03, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

On 9 March 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article EF5 drought, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that while six EF5 tornadoes hit the United States during the 2011 tornado season, there has not been an EF5 tornado in more than ten years? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/EF5 drought. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, EF5 drought), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 00:02, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

Great hook and article! (I see the username-article synchronicity has already been noted). Tenpop421 (talk) 18:19, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

On 24 March 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2012 Southern Indiana tornado, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 2012 Southern Indiana tornado ripped chunks of asphalt concrete off of a road and threw the pieces 30 yards (27 m) away? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2012 Southern Indiana tornado. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 2012 Southern Indiana tornado), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 00:03, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

On 16 April 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2023 Selma tornado, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a 2023 tornado damaged Selma, Alabama, known for civil-rights marches attended by Martin Luther King Jr., just eight days before MLK Day? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2023 Selma tornado. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 2023 Selma tornado), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

On 16 June 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2020 Jonesboro tornado, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the COVID-19 pandemic was credited with saving lives by keeping people indoors during a tornado (video featured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2020 Jonesboro tornado. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 2020 Jonesboro tornado), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Z1720 (talk) 00:02, 16 June 2025 (UTC)

On 12 September 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2011 Sawyerville–Eoline tornado, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the kinetic-energy output from the 2011 Sawyerville–Eoline tornado was almost twice as high as that released during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2011 Sawyerville–Eoline tornado. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 2011 Sawyerville–Eoline tornado), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 12 September 2025 (UTC)

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On 27 March 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Jessica Aber, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Schwede 66 22:55, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

On 18 March 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Tornado outbreak of March 13–16, 2025, which you created. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Schwede 66 19:05, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

On 6 July 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article July 2025 Central Texas floods, which you created. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Step hen 03:38, 6 July 2025 (UTC)

On 13 September 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article GW250114, which you created. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Curbon7 (talk) 07:03, 13 September 2025 (UTC)

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^ Bolton, Matthew J.; Blumberg, William G.; Ault, Lara K.; Mogil, Michael; Hanes, Stacie C. (March 2020). "Initial Evidence for Increased Weather Salience in Autism Spectrum Conditions". Weather, Climate, and Society. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
^ "Exploring 9 Examples of Restricted Interests in Autism". Eagle's Will. 2025-02-18. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
^ "Obsessive Interests and the Autism Spectrum - Moroz Child Psychology Group". Moroz Child Psychology. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
^ "If You've Seen One Restricted Interest, You've Seen One Restricted Interest". Neurodiverging. 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
^ Due to my ADHD and ASD I will frequently "hyperfixate" (have intense interest) in a specific topic before moving on to another topic. They usually change on a regular basis. Weather is not a hyperfixation of mine, it is a special, long-term interest.
^ Bastian, Robert W.; Smithson, Melissa L. (2019). "Inability to Belch and Associated Symptoms Due to Retrograde Cricopharyngeus Dysfunction: Diagnosis and Treatment". OTO open. 3 (1): 2473974X19834553. doi:10.1177/2473974X19834553. ISSN 2473-974X. PMC 6572913. PMID 31236539.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link)
^ Due to how quickly the nomination was closed, User:ChristieBot malfunctioned and never did the updates it was supposed to.

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Map of individual tornado Good Articles as of October 11, 2025. Note: One article (1764 Woldegk tornado) is not shown on the map as it happened in Europe.

Good essays

[1] Bolton, Matthew J.; Blumberg, William G.; Ault, Lara K.; Mogil, Michael; Hanes, Stacie C. (March 2020). "Initial Evidence for Increased Weather Salience in Autism Spectrum Conditions". Weather, Climate, and Society. Retrieved 2025-09-29.

[2] "Exploring 9 Examples of Restricted Interests in Autism". Eagle's Will. 2025-02-18. Retrieved 2025-09-29.

[3] "Obsessive Interests and the Autism Spectrum - Moroz Child Psychology Group". Moroz Child Psychology. Retrieved 2025-09-29.

[4] "If You've Seen One Restricted Interest, You've Seen One Restricted Interest". Neurodiverging. 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2025-09-29.

[5] Due to my ADHD and ASD I will frequently "hyperfixate" (have intense interest) in a specific topic before moving on to another topic. They usually change on a regular basis. Weather is not a hyperfixation of mine, it is a special, long-term interest.

[6] Bastian, Robert W.; Smithson, Melissa L. (2019). "Inability to Belch and Associated Symptoms Due to Retrograde Cricopharyngeus Dysfunction: Diagnosis and Treatment". OTO open. 3 (1): 2473974X19834553. doi:10.1177/2473974X19834553. ISSN 2473-974X. PMC 6572913. PMID 31236539.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link)

[7] Due to how quickly the nomination was closed, User:ChristieBot malfunctioned and never did the updates it was supposed to.

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