Tornadoes have been rated using the Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale since 2007, prior to the EF Scale, tornadoes were rated on the Fujita (F) Scale. You can learn more about these scales here. Due to the ...

The EF Scale is basically an updated version of the F-Scale. If you are around my age, you probably remember tornadoes being categorized on the Fujita Scale up to F5. But now, we use the Enhanced ...

Following tornadic storms Sunday in Denver, the National Weather Service will conduct storm surveys to determine their intensity and path length. The Enhanced Fujita scale is used to rate tornadoes.

The scale measures wind speeds of tornadoes by looking at the damage caused on the ground after it has dissipated. They are ranked from EF0 to EF5. EF0 - light damage with wind speeds of 65-85 mph.

The F Scale was replaced by the EF Scale in 2007 to improve the rating system. A tornado ranked on an EF-0 to an EF-5 scale by estimating its peak wind speed in relation to how much damage the ...

The F Scale was replaced by the EF Scale in 2007 to improve the rating system. Tornadoes can last anywhere from just a few minutes to several hours, depending on environmental factors such as wind ...

For example, the National Weather Service describes how damages created by an EF-3 tornado is a result of estimated wind speeds between 136-165 mph, not 162-209 mph as the original Fujita scale ...

There have been just nine EF5 tornadoes to hit the United States since the Enhanced Scale started in 2007, according to the National Weather Service. Four of those took place on April 27, 2011, in ...

According to the NWS in Paducah, a total of 130 EF-2 tornadoes hit within their district during the past 28-year span. 33 EF-3 tornadoes hit as well, along with 7 EF-4 tornadoes during this timeframe.

The Enhanced Fujita Scale, love it or hate it, is our current system for rating the hundreds of tornadoes that occur each year across the United States. To much chagrin, it rates tornadoes solely ...

The Enhanced Fujita Scale, love it or hate it, is our current system for rating the hundreds of tornadoes that occur each year across the United States. To much chagrin, it rates tornadoes solely ...