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1953 Waco tornado outbreak; Tornado outbreak sequence of December 1–6, 1953; 1955 Great Plains tornado outbreak; List of tornadoes in the outbreak sequence of April 2–5, 1957; Tornado outbreak sequence of April 2–5, 1957; Tornado outbreak of May 24–25, 1957; Tornado outbreak sequence of June 20–23, 1957; May 1960 tornado outbreak sequence
The 1977 Birmingham–Smithfield F5 tornado's damage was surveyed by Ted Fujita and he "toyed with the idea of rating the Smithfield tornado an F6". [13] In 2001, tornado expert Thomas P. Grazulis stated in his book F5–F6 Tornadoes; "In my opinion, if there ever was an F6 tornado caught on video, it was the Pampa, Texas tornado of 1995". [14]
The scale has the same basic design as the original Fujita scale—six intensity categories from zero to five, representing increasing degrees of damage. It was revised to reflect better examinations of tornado damage surveys, in order to align wind speeds more closely with associated storm damage.
A cone tornado near Seymour, Texas, on April 10, 1979. (NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/NSSL) As their name suggests, they are shaped like an ice cream cone and become narrower ...
Here’s what we know about tornadoes in North Texas and why the region see’s so many: Why does North Texas see so many tornadoes? The Gulf of Mexico likely holds the answer.
An EF-1 tornado touched down just outside El Campo, Texas, causing some damage to barns. A man working on a forklift in Wharton County at the time said he got an up-close look at one of the twisters.
In late 2023, American meteorologist and tornado expert Thomas P. Grazulis created the Outbreak Intensity Score (OIS) as a way to rank tornado outbreaks. [1] [2] For the score, only significant tornadoes are counted: F2/EF2 tornadoes receive 2 points each, F3/EF3 tornadoes receive 5 points each, F4/EF4 tornadoes receive 10 points each, and F5/EF5 tornadoes receive 15 points each. [1]
Since 1950, there have been more than 9,700 tornadoes in Texas, killing hundreds and leaving behind billions of dollars worth of damage. On March 21, 2022, a tornado tore through Round Rock ...