An EF-1 tornado with wind speeds reaching 95 mph touched down in Hart County, Kentucky, early Thursday morning. The tornado caused damage for about half a mile before dissipating. The National ...

Of the 9,890 tornadoes reported between 1950 and 2024, 77% were rated EF0 or EF1, the two lowest levels on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. (Before 2007, the Fujita Scale, or F scale, was used.) ...

After a tornado, when there is damage, meteorologists first look at the tornado damage and then estimate the wind speed needed to cause the damage. Meteorologists use the Enhanced Fujita Scale, or EF ...

Grazulis believes Worcester was probably an F5, although it ... changes in how tornadoes were being documented [including the introduction of the Enhanced Fujita Scale in 2007].

A severe threat to human life and catastrophic damage from a tornado is imminent or ongoing. The term was coined by forecasters in May 1999 and is used sparingly. The Enhanced Fujita scale became ...

5. The tornado, the first to touch down in Arkansas this year, has received an EF1 rating. EF stands for Enhanced Fujita Scale, according to the weather service's website. Tornadoes are rated from ...

The tornado in Deer Lodge in Morgan County had maximum winds of 135 mph and was rated as an EF2, which is considered “significant” on the Enhanced Fujita scale. The tornado in Thorn Hill in ...

Across Kansas, 89 tornadoes were reported ... that he is part of the committee tasked with revising the Enhanced Fujita Scale, or EF-Scale. Marshall said the refreshed scale will include new ...

The tornado in Deer Lodge in Morgan County had maximum winds of 135 mph (217 kph) and was rated as an EF2, which is considered “significant” on the Enhanced Fujita scale. The tornado in Thorn ...

ATLANTA — Heads up -- if you start hearing tornado sirens tomorrow, it's just a drill. The statewide drill around Georgia will happen at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 5. It's part of Severe ...