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 ...

Severe weather season in Texas, or when severe thunderstorm activity peaks between March and June, coincides with transitional weather patterns typical for spring. The jet stream’s position over Texas ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - When a tornado strikes, a team from the National Weather Service (NWS) is sent out to assess the storm’s wind speeds and damage. From that assessment, the tornado is given a ...

Some big news came out in the meteorological community on Monday regarding a powerful tornado that occurred in eastern North Dakota on June 20, 2025. The National Weather Service in Grand Forks ...

CARTERVILLE, Ill. (WSIL) -- One question you may ask yourself is how tornadoes are measured? It's with the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale which is gives a tornado a rating based on the damage and ...

This is the time of year when Texas sees more severe thunderstorms that can spawn tornadoes, you might hear more about where a twister ranked on the Enhanced Fujita scale or its EF rating. Among the ...

SO TRUE. PREPARATION IS KEY TO SAFETY. WE HEAR ABOUT TORNADOES RATED ON A SCALE EF ZERO TO EF FIVE, BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN AND HOW IS THAT DETERMINED? METEOROLOGIST CAITLIN HARVEY EXPLAINS. WITH ...

When using the Enhanced Fujita Scale to determine the tornado's EF-rating, begin with the 28 Damage Indicators on the scale. Each one of these indicators have a description of the typical construction ...

With the recent tornado outbreaks you are likely hearing that Tornados are rated "EF-1 or EF-2" as opposed to "F-1 or F-2." In February 2007 The National Weather Service implemented the "Enhanced ...