Talk:Enhanced Fujita Scale
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Here are the first two tornadoes that may be ranked on the new scale. They occurred on 2/1/07:
0815 LADY LAKE LAKE FL 2893 8193 PRELIMINARY REPORT. DOWNED TREES, POWER LINES AND DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES IN LADY LAKE AREA VICINITY HWY 27 AND OAK HILL ROAD (MLB)
0820 THE VILLAGES LAKE FL 2895 8194 POSSIBLE TORNADO. LAKE COUNTY E. M. REPORTS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HOMES AND MOBILE HOMES IN THE VILLAGES AND LADY LAKE AREAS WITH AT LEAST ONE POSSIBLE FATALITY. ADDITION (MLB)
- Its too bad that the new scale will be used so soon. LK Thurisaz 16:28, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
could someone please proofread this page (and related pages):
"obselete"? "cleanly connected"?
[edit] Image for EF5 damage
131.81.200.158 18:23, 8 February 2007 (UTC)I suggest that the picture at this link: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/storms/19990503/damage/mikeb.html may be useful to indicate damage at the EF5 level. It is from the Moore, OK tornado of 3 May 1999. The foundation of a frame house has been stripped *clean* and clearly shows the marks left by the adhesive used to fix the carpet battens. Even the carpet battens themselves were blown away. It is available on a US government site, and as such is uncopyrightable.
- It does indicate F5 damage, but I am unsure that it would qualify as an EF5, as the new scale predicts complete destruction of frame houses at EF4 intensity. I do agree that that would probably be rated EF5, but until an outside source confirms it. -RunningOnBrains 17:16, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] EF-scale elsewhere
Is the scale being used in other countries, or are they staying with the old Fujita scale (at least for now)? CrazyC83 22:35, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
- No idea - but the new scale doesn't make any sense at all. It is next to impossible to measure the windspeed of a tornado and that's the only thing that changes in the new scale. The tornado's strength will still be measured by the damage it caused. The new scale is no enhancement but sheer nonsense. --Maxl 13:49, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
- Except it is an improvement. The wind speeds are based on estimates by experts in meteorology and engineering. And while they are still just estimates, they are much better than the previous scale. Also, on the old scale there were few or no provisions for estimating the damage on structures other than ordinary frame houses. The new scale has damage levels for 26 different types of structure, and for hardwood and softwood trees. It is very much an improvement over the old system. -RunningOnBrains 17:16, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
- If this is so the article still lacks a lot of info on all those 26 different types of structure. It should make sense to explain them all in at least some depth. --Maxl 23:13, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
- Except it is an improvement. The wind speeds are based on estimates by experts in meteorology and engineering. And while they are still just estimates, they are much better than the previous scale. Also, on the old scale there were few or no provisions for estimating the damage on structures other than ordinary frame houses. The new scale has damage levels for 26 different types of structure, and for hardwood and softwood trees. It is very much an improvement over the old system. -RunningOnBrains 17:16, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
