The Enhanced Fujita Scale: A Tornado Rating System
The Enhanced Fujita Scale provides an estimated range of a tornado's wind speeds, based on the tornado's damage.
Why A Severe Thunderstorm Warning Could Save Your Life
They're much more common than tornadoes. Here's why severe thunderstorms are dangerous and why you should take action when a ...
Tornadoes, severe storms likely in Mississippi later this week. Here's when and where
Parts of Mississippi are at risk of tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour later this week.
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New study reveals potential cause of a ‘drought’ in violent EF5 tornadoes
A quirky aspect of the way we measure twisters helps explain why there hasn't been a top-tier-rated tornado in 12 years.
National Weather Service confirms EF2 tornado hit Florida subdivision, TV station. See photos
The National Weather Service Melbourne confirmed an EF2 tornado hit Seminole County Monday morning. Several tornado warnings ...
The worst type of tornado hasn't hit the US for over a decade, perplexing experts
Researches found little evidence that tornadoes were getting weaker. Instead, it appears that a subjective tornado grading ...
Tornado touches down in Florida, hits local TV news station outside Orlando
Residents were urged to seek shelter after a tornado caused damage in Seminole County, Florida, the National Weather Service in Melbourne said.
Weather service confirms EF1 tornado touched down north of Woodville on Tuesday damaging a home and trees
The EF1 tornado, which struck on Tuesday at 9:49 a.m., carved a narrow path just over a half mile long near Texas Highway 287 ...
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Tornado warnings issued across Florida. What each alert means, how to set up phone alerts
Tornadoes are measured using the Enhanced Fujita Scale. National Weather Service confirmed 11 tornadoes on the Treasure Coast in Oct. 2024, before Hurricane Milton made landfall. A tornado warning ...
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Where did all the EF5 tornadoes go? New study explores the decade-long mystery
MOLINE, Ill. — A new study published by the American Meteorological Society has shed light on a puzzling phenomenon: The United States has not logged an EF5 tornado, the most violent category ...
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The worst type of tornado hasn't hit the US for over a decade, perplexing experts
Tornadoes are classified on the Enhanced Fujita scale, which ranges from EF0 to EF5. Originally created by famed tornado researcher Ted Fujita, the scale takes into account estimated wind speeds ...