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    Tornado intensity is the measure of wind speeds and potential risk produced by a tornado. Intensity can be measured by in situ or remote sensing measurements...
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  • Fujita–Pearson scale (FPP scale), is a scale for rating tornado intensity, based primarily on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures and vegetation...
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    west-southwest of El Reno. The tornado ultimately attained EF3 intensity during its existence, according to ground surveys. As the tornado passed south of El Reno...
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    tornadoes which have been officially or unofficially labeled as F5, EF5, IF5, T10-T11, the highest possible ratings on the various tornado intensity scales...
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    the tornado This tornado first touched down south-southeast of the town of Villisca in Page County and moved northeastward at mid-range EF1 intensity, destroying...
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  • Thumbnail for 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado
    County where it reached F5 intensity for a third time shortly before entering the city of Moore. By 7:30 p.m., the tornado crossed into Oklahoma County...
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  • TORRO tornado intensity scale (or T-Scale) is a scale measuring tornado intensity between T0 and T11. It was proposed by Terence Meaden of the Tornado and...
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    With a grand total of 164 tornadoes over a two-day period, the tornado outbreak gained 92 points on the outbreak intensity score. The outbreak served...
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    A multi-day period of significant tornado activity along with significant derechos occurred across the Midwestern United States and the Mississippi Valley...
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    This page documents notable tornadoes and tornado outbreaks worldwide in 2024. Strong and destructive tornadoes form most frequently in the United States...
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    measures tornado intensity on a scale of EF0 to EF5 based on wind speed and intensity of destruction. The ratings are made after the tornado has dissipated...
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    Tornado Alley (also known as Tornado Valley) is a loosely defined location of the central United States and Canada where tornadoes are most frequent. The...
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  • Thumbnail for 1997 Jarrell tornado
    extremely violent multi-vortex tornado struck the community of Jarrell, Texas, killing 27 people and injuring a further 12. The tornado caused $40.1 million (1997...
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    1974 Super Outbreak was the most intense tornado outbreak on tornado expert Thomas P. Grazulis's outbreak intensity score with 578, as opposed to the 2011...
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  • Thumbnail for 2011 Hackleburg–Phil Campbell tornado
    reaching EF5 intensity as it approached and struck Hackleburg, destroying a large portion of the town. The tornado maintained EF5 intensity as it struck...
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    tornado was the first of two EF4 tornadoes during the tornado outbreak of April 25–28, 2024. The tornado reached peak intensity in the neighborhood of Elkhorn...
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    American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks List of F5 and EF5 tornadoes List of tornadoes causing 100 or more deaths Tornado intensity and damage Tornado records...
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  • The Enhanced Fujita scale (abbreviated as EF-Scale) rates tornado intensity based on the severity of the damage they cause. It is used in some countries...
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    extremely weak tornadoes to T11 for the most powerful known tornadoes. The International Fujita scale is also used to rate the intensity of tornadoes and other...
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  • Thumbnail for List of F4, EF4, and IF4 tornadoes (2020–present)
    International Fujita scale, and the TORRO tornado intensity scale – attempt to estimate the intensity of a tornado by classifying the damage caused to natural...
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    Economic index published by The Economist Tornado intensity and damage – Measurement of strength and severity of tornadoesPages displaying short descriptions...
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  • Thumbnail for 2011 El Reno–Piedmont tornado
    Reno–Piedmont tornado was a long-tracked and deadly EF5 tornado that struck central Oklahoma on the evening of May 24, 2011. The tornado impacted areas...
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    International Fujita scale, and the TORRO tornado intensity scale – attempt to estimate the intensity of a tornado by classifying the damage caused to natural...
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    deadliest tornadoes in the Americas List of case studies on tornadoes (2020–present) Weather of 2021 Tornado intensity and damage Tornado records Tri-State...
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    the Clarksville tornado alone. The tornado outbreak scored 15 points on the outbreak intensity score, ranking it as a significant tornado outbreak. This...
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    in a large stretch around the tornado and to the northwest of the tornado's path. The tornado touched down at F2 intensity about 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi)...
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  • American meteorologist and tornado expert Thomas P. Grazulis created the outbreak intensity score (OIS) as a way to rank tornado outbreaks. For the score...
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    Considerations for the Use of High-Resolution Mobile Radar Data in Tornado Intensity Determination". Weather Forecast. 29 (4): 799–827. Bibcode:2014WtFor...
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    away. The tornado maintained a high-end EF4 intensity through Washington. The tornado maintained its intensity after leaving the city, obliterating farmsteads...
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  • See List of tornado outbreaks by outbreak intensity score See List of tornado events by year Currently 1946–Present See List of tornadoes striking downtown...
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