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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 ...
FOX31 Denver13d
How strong was that tornado? How the EF scale works
The National Weather Service said Tuesday that the tornadoes were significant with “considerable” damage, with an Enhanced Fujita scale ranking of an EF-2. The Fujita Scale was improved by ...
National Weather Service explains Enhanced Fujita Scale ratings for tornadoes
When a tornado strikes, a team from the National Weather Service (NWS) is sent out to assess the storm’s wind speeds and ...
KRDO12d
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 ...
Following damage survey, NWS issues ratings of Dawson County tornadoes
A supercell moved across the southern South Plains Thursday with damaging wind, large hail and it produced a couple tornadoes.
KSNW Wichita on MSN13d
EF-3 tornadoes hit Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford and Reno counties
The National Weather Service has rated at least five of Sunday’s tornadoes as EF-3s, including the one near Greensburg and ...
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.
KSNW Wichita on MSN13d
National Weather Service rates Grinnell tornado an EF-3
The National Weather Service has rated the tornado that passed through Grinnell on Sunday an EF-3 with an estimated peak wind speed of 140 mph.
KAKE13d
Why the Plevna tornado took days to rate: Damage, not size, determines EF scale
The Plevna tornado reached nearly a mile wide at its strongest point — the largest in Kansas since 2019 — and residents had ...