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Following tornadic storms Sunday in Denver, the National Weather Service will conduct storm surveys to determine their ...
MILWAUKEE - Tornadoes are categorized on what is called the Enhanced Fujita Scale or EF Scale. The Enhanced Fujita Scale ...
A massive tornado that tore through Lubbock on May 11, 1970, killed 26 people, left more than 500 injured, and caused $100 ...
When a tornado strikes, a team from the National Weather Service (NWS) is sent out to assess the storm’s wind speeds and ...
A series of outbreaks in March, April and May have produced hundreds of tornadoes, with five of them rating as violent EF4s.
Five ‘strong’ EF3 tornadoes tore through Kansas on Sunday night. While the tornadoes may have had winds close to 200 mph, ...
From that assessment, the tornado is given a rating on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, or the EF scale. According to the NWS Wichita Warning Coordination Meteorologist Vanessa Pearce, it has been ...
Decades after the Lubbock storm, researchers at Texas Tech University played a key role in developing the more accurate Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale. "NWS personnel, who are responsible for rating ...
Pinpoint Weather Meteorologist Liz McGiffin explains how storm damage assessments play a role when it comes to determining the rating of a tornado. The official first day of summer is still a ...
Join Meteorologist Casey Dorn as he explains how the Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale helps assess tornado intensity based on ...