The Waco tornado was an F5.
Tornado damage has traditionally been rated on the Fujita scale. However, the United States and Canada now rate tornado damage on the similar Enhanced Fujita scale.
The tornado scale, known as the Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF-Scale), was developed by a team led by Dr. T. Theodore Fujita in collaboration with Allen Pearson. It was an update to the original Fujita Scale of tornado intensity.
The Henryville, Indiana tornado of March 2, 2012 was an EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, which is equivalent to an F4 on the original scale.
The Greensburg tornado was an EF5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, which is equivalent to an F5 on the original Fujita Scale.
The Fujita scale uses the severity of the damage a tornado causes to determine its rating.
The scale used to identify the severity of a tornado is called the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale. It ranges from EF0 (weakest) to EF5 (strongest) based on the tornado's estimated wind speeds and resultant damage.
EF on the tornado scale stands for Enhanced Fujita scale. It is used to classify tornado intensity based on the damage caused by the tornado, ranging from EF0 (weakest) to EF5 (strongest). The EF scale takes into account the strength of the wind and the type of damage observed.
it is called the fujita scale
The most powerful tornado is an f-5 tornado which can reach now over 200mph on the enhanced fujita scale and 261-318 on the regular fujita scale
It isn't. The Fujita scale is the traditional tornado rating system, and it was the first to be developed.
The Enhanced Fujita Scale rates the strength of a Tornado by the damage it has caused!