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, ...

Some big news came out in the meteorological community on Monday regarding a powerful tornado that occurred in eastern North Dakota on June 20, 2025. The National Weather Service in Grand Forks ...

It's tornado season in Colorado. After a tornado has touched down and caused damage, it's up to the National Weather Service to determine its intensity. Meteorologists do this using a scale called the ...

The documentary The Twister: Caught in the Storm is constantly using the Enhanced Fujita scale when talking about the tornadoes featured in the film, so here is how the EF scale works and how many EF5 ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - When a tornado strikes, a team from the National Weather Service (NWS) is sent out to assess the storm’s wind speeds and damage. From that assessment, the tornado is given a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

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, ...