The Enhanced Fujita or EF Scale is the system meteorologists use to estimate tornado strength by examining the damage it ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - After a tornado event, the National Weather Service sends out teams to survey the damage and classify tornadoes using the Enhanced Fujita Scale. The scale ranges from EF-0 to EF-5 ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — While North Carolina isn’t part of the traditional Tornado Alley, we’re no strangers to severe weather — especially in the spring or during hurricane season. That’s why it’s ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — When a tornado tears through an area, the main question after the fact is, “How strong was it?” That’s where the Enhanced Fujita Scale, more commonly known as the EF scale, ...

You’ve seen photos and video footage of ominous-looking tornadoes ripping through cities, launching cars through the air and leveling houses. But how much do you know about how a twister’s strength is ...

Measuring the strength of a tornado can be difficult based on sight alone, and weather instruments could easily be damaged by the strong winds. The Enhanced Fujita scale (EF-Scale) looks at the damage ...

We go beyond the forecast to explain how tornadoes are rated by the National Weather Service. ROANOKE, Va. – Happy Monday, and welcome to another edition of Beyond The Forecast. This spring has been ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. It’s a difficult job to sift through the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The severe weather season is beginning. In ...