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What the tornado rating scale means in SC and how to be safe during hurricane season
As summertime showers and hurricane season start, here are some tips to stay safe if a tornado comes with an South Carolina ...
NWS confirms tornado near Royals, Chiefs stadiums, gives it ‘oddball' EF designation
The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down Tuesday at the Truman Sports Complex near Kauffman Stadium and ...
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The 1970 Lubbock tornado led to the Fujita scale. Then, Texas Tech created the EF-scale
The destruction was so severe that it led meteorologists to rethink how tornadoes were measured, ultimately resulting in the creation of the Fujita Scale one year later, which rates tornadoes by ...
Tornado warnings issued in South after storm rolls through Kentucky, killing 1
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear wrote on social media that one person was killed and at least 14 injured when a "reported tornado" ...
Surveyors find EF-3 tornado damage in Laurel County. Assessments continue
The severity of the damage in the county depends on the specific location, but preliminary assessments show that some areas sustained damage from a high-end EF-3 tornado, according to the NWS. An EF-3 ...
NWS confirms Union County tornado which touched down April 17 was EF-1
The National Weather Service confirmed with Local 5 News that the tornado reached max wind speeds over 90 mph.
NWS confirms tornado touched down in St. Johns County Thursday without a tornado warning
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in St. Johns County on ...