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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fujita Scale, or F-Scale, levels are based on the damage caused by tornado wind speed. Dr. T. Theodore Fujita developed the scale in the early 1970s. Experts caution that the F-Scale is not a ...

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, ...

On the morning of May 11, 1970, skies darkened over Lubbock and winds began to rise, setting the stage for the kind of storm many in Tornado Alley pray never comes their way. By late that Monday ...

Tornadoes are rated based on the damage they cause, but what wind speeds are associated with each rating? How common are EF0 tornadoes compared to EF5 tornadoes? Get ready for severe weather season, ...

A tornado that touched down near Enderlin, N.D., on June 20, 2025, was upgraded to a rating EF5 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, making it the first tornado since May 2013 to receive the rating. The ...