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What determines a tornado's EF rating?
A tornado's rating is determined by damage, which is used to estimate the tornado's peak wind speed.
What does EF stand for in an EF2 tornado?
It stands for "Enhanced Fujita" as it is a rating on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, and updated version of the Fujita scale, created by Tetsuya Fujita.
What is the most common tornado in EF ratings?
The most common rating for a tornado is EF0, accounting for almost 60% of tornadoes in the U.S. The higher the rating, the less often it occurs.
Is a tornado given a number?
No, but it is given a rating based on the EF scale which ranges from EF0-EF5. EF0- Weakest tornado. EF5- Most violent tornado.
In F or EF rating's of a tornado. what's the E or F mean or stand for?
The F stands for Fujita - the name of the scale used to indicate the strength of tornadoes. The E - stands for enhanced.
What is the EF stand for in an EF1 tornado?
EF means "Enhanced Fujita" referring to the scale that is used, called the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
What category is a 250mph tornado?
There is no "category" for winds in a tornado. Tornadoes are measured by the Enhanced Fujita Scale, which simply is a rating based on the amount of damage done. It ranges from weakest EF-0, to strongest EF-5....250mph winds are "capable" of producing EF-5 damage, should it move over certain sturdy structures. However, a tornado over an open field with 250mph will not get an EF-5 rating because it has no sturdy structures for it to damage. Tornadoes are rated after the fact based on the amount of damage done. So while a 250mph wind "could" produce EF-5 damage, it's got to move over the right structures for that damage to be realized and the tornado given that rating.
How many homes are destoryed by tornadoes?
it depends on the EF rating and how long a tornado lasts for . When there is an EF5 tornado the strongest type just about every building it touches is destroyed
What does EF stand for a tornadoes on the rating system?
EF stands for Enhanced Fujita, which is the name of the scale. It is adapted from the Fujita scale which was developed by Dr. Tetsuya Fujita in 1971.
What about the tornado that hit Belmond last night?
the tornado in blemont was just a ef-1 tornado.
What ef value of a tornado is the largest known?
The highest rating on the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale is EF5. Tornadoes this strong are extremely rare. Since the the scale was first put into effect in February of 2007 only ten tornadoes have been rated EF5.
What does the E in an EF5 Tornado stand for?
The "E" stands for Enhanced, as EF5 is a rating on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
