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When a tornado tears through an area, the main question after the fact is, “How strong was it?” That’s where the Enhanced ...
Once they estimate the wind speed that could’ve caused the damage, using ground reports and Doppler radar data, they can then establish an Enhanced Fujita scale rating for that tornado.
"It is worth repeating - Monday is likely to be a dangerous weather day," says the National Weather Service in the Twin ...
Parts of the upper Midwest are at significant risk of a severe weather outbreak Monday, with “strong-to-intense” tornadoes ...
THAT IS, A FULLY FORMED TORNADO. NOW, IN MEASURING TORNADO STRENGTH, WE USE THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE, OR THE EF SCALE THAT’S BEEN UPDATED. MAYBE SOME FOLKS MY AGE ARE A LITTLE OLDER.
The Chicago area can expect a pleasant Sunday afternoon, but multiple chances of rain loom this week, including a severe ...
The Enhanced Fujita Scale, love it or hate it, is our current system for rating the hundreds of tornadoes that occur each year across the United States. To much chagrin, it rates tornadoes solely ...
The images coming out of Moore, Oklahoma serve as a powerful reminder of nature’s fury. That community experienced the ...
Texas sees an average of 135 tornadoes each year, the most of any U.S. state. Here's a look at the worst ones in the Lone ...
HOISINGTON, Kan. (KSNW) — On this day 24 years ago, the city of Hoisington in Barton County was struck by a tornado.