Why are EF5 tornadoes so Uncommon, even borderline rare, with the most recent one occurring in Moore, OK almost 10 years ago? (Sorry if this is a copy of an older question)

Question

I’ve found it so weird. I adore the sight of tornadoes when not in their path due to meteorology being something I want to achieve a degree in someday (my current one being in I.T, loved weather since i was little), and it surprises me that EF5’s are so insanely uncommon, even with massive changes that have occurred in weather activity over the past decade+ due to issues referring to Climate Change.

Is there a concrete reason why it has been a decade since, or is it a more complex/deeper reason?

EDIT: turns out i dont understand years, rather nearly 9 years, not 10

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Answer 1

These are some of the strongest forces nature is able to generate on this planet, requiring specific conditions and weather patterns that do not occur often. I’m not a weather expert so I can’t speak specifics unfortunately but I imagine the reason we don’t see many F5 tornados is because the conditions required for them do not surface on a frequent basis.