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.
Chopper 2 video shows extensive tornado damage in Seminole County
A radar-confirmed tornado touched down along Interstate 4 in Lake Mary around 9:30 a.m. The National Weather Service confirmed it as an EF-2 with peak winds of 120 mph. Just west, trees were down and ...
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Where did all the EF5 tornadoes go? New study explores the decade-long mystery
The scale ranked these tornadoes from F0 (weakest) to F5 (strongest). The exact rank is determined by meteorologists and engineers after conducting surveys of damage from a particular storm. Upon ...
Seminole County struck by EF-2 tornado Monday: How rare is this?
The National Weather Service confirmed Monday's tornado had peak winds of 120 mph, earning it the classification of EF-2.
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40 years later: Looking back on one of the most destructive tornado outbreaks to hit the Carolinas
Four F1 (73 to 112 mph) tornadoes and a F0 (40 to 72 mph) tornado were also reported. Two of those twisters touched down in southeastern North Carolina, impacting Columbus and Bladen counties.
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When and where are tornadoes most common in Texas?
Of the 9,895 tornadoes reported between 1950 and 2024, 77% were rated either F0/EF0 or F1/EF1. Violent tornadoes — those rated F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 — are much rarer. Only 89 such tornadoes were ...