The chart below shows the expected damage for each of the ratings, according to the NWS: The Enhanced Fujita Scale helps meteorologists to categorize tornadoes based on their wind speeds, strength ...

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.

EF5 tornadoes have wind speeds of 201 miles per hour or higher, making them incredibly destructive. However, only 0.05% of tornadoes are EF5, making them incredibly rare.

Both the original Fujita Scale and the Enhanced Fujita tornado scales categorize tornadoes by their intensity and area. From 1971-2007, the Fujita Scale was used, and the Enhanced Fujita has been ...

The scale runs from 0 to 5 and rates tornadoes after they’ve hit by assessing damage to determine wind speed. Estimates are based on damage to trees, institutional buildings and homes, making it ...

A tornado that leveled half of Parkersburg and killed seven people ranked at the top of the tornado scale, the National Weather Service said. Sunday’s twister packed winds of up to 205 mph and ...

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 ...

New Scale to Measure TornadoesRALEIGH The twister remained on the ground for more than 80 miles carving a path of destruction from Raleigh to Roanoke Rapids. In the end, four people were killed ...

Dr. Fujita's original scale, which ranges from F0 to F5, is based upon the type and severity of damage the tornado produced.

T he 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 ...