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 ...

Oklahoma saw 74 tornadoes last year ranging in severity and speed, and most of them were rated EF1. But what does that rating actually mean? Here's what to know about EF scale and how are tornadoes ...

WELL, AS SURVEYS CONTINUE, WE’RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE STRENGTH OF THE TORNADOES THAT HIT THE METRO LAST WEEK. METEOROLOGIST CAITLIN HARVEY BREAKS DOWN THE EF SCALE THAT’S USED TO RANK TORNADOES IN ...

The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale measures the strength of tornadoes based on an estimation of wind speeds by surveying degrees of damage done to different structures. The EF Scale runs on a zero to five ...

A number of tornadoes went through the Midwest this weekend. As the weather settles, there will be survey teams from the National Weather Service out among those affected, surveying the damage left ...

Thunderstorms and tornadoes are always going to be the highest priority for News10NBC’s First Alert Weather team. It is our goal to alert you, but not alarm you, and, most importantly, to present ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The differences between the scales are ...

From the beginning of tornado season in April to its end in August, EF rankings for one tornado after another might blow by and leave your head spinning. However, the tragic death of a toddler and the ...

A tornado did, in fact, spin through Los Angeles on Christmas, the National Weather Service confirmed, damaging a home and a ...

But what is the difference? The differences between the scales are significant. The EF scale, better known as the Enhanced Fujita Scale, was adopted by the National Weather Service (NWS) in 2007. This ...