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Researchers develop a new AI model to speed up tornado damage assessments and recovery
It started as a low, haunting roar building in the distance. It grew into a deafening thunder that drowned out all else. The ...
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Where Have All The EF5 Tornadoes Gone? The Surprising Reason Behind The 11-Year Drought
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What's an EFU tornado? How did it get that name and how common is it in Kansas?
The Enhanced Fujita scale rates tornadoes from EF0 to EF5 based on damage, with EFU used when damage assessment is impossible. National Weather Service officials received reports and photos that ...
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The 1970 Lubbock tornado led to the Fujita scale. Then, Texas Tech created the EF-scale
They are ranked from EF0 to EF5. A recent addition to the scale is an EFU tornado — an unidentifiable tornado. The National Weather Service classification is given when it knows there's a ...
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Photos: The path of destruction from above
The city of Moore was the epicenter of an EF5 tornado Monday, May 20, that decimated neighborhoods in the Oklahoma City area and took the lives of some of its citizens. Teams are still evaluating ...
Weather IQ: Understanding the EF Scale for Tornadoes
Unlike measuring size alone, the EF Scale rates tornadoes by the damage they cause, helping meteorologists and emergency ...