The Enhanced Fujita Scale is a tornado rating that determines the wind speed by the damage the tornado produces but do we ...

The documentary The Twister: Caught in the Storm is constantly using the Enhanced Fujita scale when talking about the tornadoes featured in the film, so here is how the EF scale works and how many ...

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.

In this edition of Weather Tidbits, we’re going to be discussing tornado intensity levels based off of the Enhanced Fujita ...

To rate the strength of a tornado, meteorologists use the "EF Scale." EF stands for Enhance Fujita, named after Dr. Tutsuya Theodore Fujita, the meteorologist who created this method of rating ...

Understanding the distribution and frequency of tornado intensities is crucial for preparedness and mitigation efforts.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Tornadoes are based on the Enhanced Fujita Scale from an EF-1 (winds 86-110 mph) to EF-5 (winds 200 mph +). The safest place to be in your home is the basement because most ...

While last Wednesday’s tornado in Murray was relatively weak on the Enhanced Fujita scale, a National Weather Service ...

That devastating twister left behind EF-5 damage in its wake, the most severe category on the Enhanced Fujita Scale that uses damage to estimate a tornado’s winds. And as of 2024, it’s the last ...

The tornado in DuQuoin, Illinois, and the Rolla tornado were not in the NWS list. The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into these categories: Start Date: 3/14/2025 Start Time ...