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  2. TORRO scale - Wikipedia

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    TORRO claims it differs from the Fujita scale in that it is "purely" a wind speed scale, whereas the Fujita scale relies on damage for classification, but in practice, damage is utilised almost exclusively in both systems to infer intensity. That is because such a proxy for intensity is usually all that is available, although users of both ...

  3. Enhanced Fujita scale - Wikipedia

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    The old scale lists an F5 tornado as wind speeds of 261–318 mph (420–512 km/h), while the new scale lists an EF5 as a tornado with winds above 200 mph (322 km/h), found to be sufficient to cause the damage previously ascribed to the F5 range of wind speeds.

  4. International Fujita scale - Wikipedia

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    In this version, the wind speed damage indicator was introduced, which made it the first tornado intensity and damage scale to use measured wind speeds and Doppler weather radar measured wind speeds. [3] When the first official publication of the IF scale, the 9-step rating scale was kept.

  5. WATCH: Wind damages roof of Gardner Fire Department - AOL

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    Strong winds damaged a portion of the Gardner Fire Department’s roof early Thursday morning. A portion of the roof was blown off at 1:50 a.m., when the department’s wind gauge measured a gust ...

  6. Fujita scale - Wikipedia

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    The expanded and refined damage indicators and degrees of damage standardize what was somewhat ambiguous. It also is thought to provide much better estimates of wind speeds and sets no upper limit on the wind speeds for the highest level, EF5. Environment Canada began using the Enhanced Fujita scale in Canada on April 1, 2013. [22]

  7. Video shows aftermath of Hurricane Milton ripping roof off ...

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    Video captured the roof of Tropicana Field, in St. Petersburg, Florida, tearing off due to Hurricane Milton.

  8. 2023 Rolling Fork–Silver City tornado - Wikipedia

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    The local library and animal shelter were destroyed, the Rolling Fork Police Department sustained roof loss and some collapse of exterior walls, and the fire station, post office, city hall, Rolling Fork Elementary School, South Delta High School, and a church were significantly damaged. One person died in a mobile home that was destroyed. [25 ...

  9. Wind towers crumpled after Iowa wind farm suffers rare direct ...

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    A wind farm in southwest Iowa suffered a direct hit from a powerful tornado that crumpled five of the massive, power-producing towers, including one that burst into flames. Video of the direct hit ...