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What the tornado rating scale means in SC and how to be safe during hurricane season
As summertime showers and hurricane season start, here are some tips to stay safe if a tornado comes with an South Carolina ...
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The Enhanced Fujita scale: How tornadoes are rated
Following tornadic storms Sunday in Denver, the National Weather Service will conduct storm surveys to determine their ...
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Why the Plevna tornado took days to rate: Damage, not size, determines EF scale
The National Weather Service confirmed the storm caused EF-3 damage in southeast Stafford ... Pearce explained the process relies on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, developed from Ted Fujita’s ...
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EF-3 tornadoes hit Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford and Reno counties
No one was injured. The NWS uses a rating scale known as the Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF Scale) to assign tornado ratings. This is based on wind speed and damage. After a tornado, the NWS sends ...
NWS confirms Union County tornado which touched down April 17 was EF-1
The National Weather Service confirmed with Local 5 News that the tornado reached max wind speeds over 90 mph.
3 tornadoes confirmed from Tuesday's storms, taking May's total to 13 in the area
Two separate EF-0 tornadoes touched down in Carroll County with winds of 75 mph and 85 mph. There was also an EF-1 tornado that touched down in Coweta County.