Some big news came out in the meteorological community on Monday regarding a powerful tornado that occurred in eastern North ...

Tornadoes are rated on the Enhance Fujita Scale. The rating does not have anything to do with the size of the tornado. Ratings go from EF-U to EF-5. MILWAUKEE - Tornadoes are categorized on what is ...

Measuring the strength of a tornado can be difficult based on sight alone, and weather instruments could easily be damaged by the strong winds. The Enhanced Fujita scale (EF-Scale) looks at the damage ...

You're all familiar with the Enhanced Fujita Scale or EF Scale, which became operational on February 1, 2007, is used to assign a tornado a 'rating' based on estimated wind speeds and related damage.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — How does the National Weather Service confirm if a tornado actually touched the ground after they issue a Tornado Warning? They send out a crew of meteorologists to survey the damage ...

Tornadoes are ranked on the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale based on the severity of damage caused by the storm. EF-5 tornadoes, the most severe classification, are extremely rare. An EF-5 tornado is ...

To read more on the damage survey, head to this link. The EF5 rating is rare, with only 10 tornadoes categorized as such ...

EF5 tornadoes pack winds of at least 201 mph and are the highest level of the Enhanced Fujita Scale, the scale used to determine tornado strength. Tornadoes this strong are rare. Only 60 tornadoes of ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — With severe weather season in full swing, you’ll start to hear some terms being thrown around when describing certain events. Meteorologist Adam Rutt explains. This past ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The National Weather Service completed a public information statement regarding a tornado that struck down in Pinellas County Wednesday evening. Meteorologist Tony Hurt reported ...

The tornado – estimated to have a max width of 100 yards – traveled up to 2 miles in 8 minutes before lifting up, the NWS said. No injuries or deaths were reported. It was given an EF-U rating, ...