Tornado Ratings !!link!! ◎

Developed by Dr. Ted Fujita in 1971, this was the first systematic method for rating tornadoes based on damage. It used an F0 to F5 scale to estimate wind speeds.

This makes the rating system a rare blend of hard science and detective work. It is a grim reminder that these ratings are not just numbers on a chart—they are the sum of broken homes, snapped trees, and the terrifying, invisible physics of the wind. tornado ratings

Research (e.g., Edwards et al., 2013) has shown that different survey teams can assign different ratings to the same damage path, especially for borderline cases (e.g., EF2 vs. EF3). Factors include time spent on site, access to radar data, and individual judgment regarding "typical" construction quality. Developed by Dr

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