Issue: Should the EF scale be updated? by Suarez,Zach https://padlet.com/c837011995/gxerkcbkh0zayhup A wall with scholarly and popular sources of previous meteorological discussions relating to assessing the intensity of tornadoes through damage to property. en-us 2025-03-03 05:08:58 UTC 2025-04-10 03:38:20 UTC hello@padlet.com A meteorological discussion from 2013-2014 about adjusting the (at the time) new EF scale. The EF scale was updated from the F scale in 2007 supposedly ushering in a new era for severe weather analysis. c837011995 https://padlet.com/c837011995/gxerkcbkh0zayhup/wish/3348556178 2025-03-03 05:14:39 UTC https://padlet.com/c837011995/gxerkcbkh0zayhup/wish/3348556178 A earthsky.com article from September 2013 acknowledging the controversial downgrading of the May 2013 El Reno, Oklahoma tornado from an EF5 to an EF3. This decision is still talked about among the meteorological community to this day. c837011995 https://padlet.com/c837011995/gxerkcbkh0zayhup/wish/3348557620 2025-03-03 05:16:17 UTC https://padlet.com/c837011995/gxerkcbkh0zayhup/wish/3348557620 A 2023 research paper conducted at the University of Oklahoma of a comparison of tornado damage characteristics to low altitudes. This could be a step towards developing a new damage scale for tornadoes as science continues to advance. c837011995 https://padlet.com/c837011995/gxerkcbkh0zayhup/wish/3348563067 2025-03-03 05:23:05 UTC https://padlet.com/c837011995/gxerkcbkh0zayhup/wish/3348563067 A short paper on how the old F scale was determined, created in 1999 at the University of Oklahoma. c837011995 https://padlet.com/c837011995/gxerkcbkh0zayhup/wish/3348564422


]]> 2025-03-03 05:24:36 UTC https://padlet.com/c837011995/gxerkcbkh0zayhup/wish/3348564422 A 2023 Article from Yale University describing how the F and the EF scale never really changed the ratings process. This essentially makes the EF scale worthless minus a few minor tweaks in the damage analysis. c837011995 https://padlet.com/c837011995/gxerkcbkh0zayhup/wish/3348566299 2025-03-03 05:26:54 UTC https://padlet.com/c837011995/gxerkcbkh0zayhup/wish/3348566299 A 2024 Kanelandkriner.com article describing in brief detail the errors presented within the current Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale. c837011995 https://padlet.com/c837011995/gxerkcbkh0zayhup/wish/3348571323 2025-03-03 05:33:12 UTC https://padlet.com/c837011995/gxerkcbkh0zayhup/wish/3348571323 A YouTube video from a structural engineer describing why we will most likely never see another EF5 tornado due to the rating system of the National Weather Service (NWS) c837011995 https://padlet.com/c837011995/gxerkcbkh0zayhup/wish/3348574306 2025-03-03 05:37:16 UTC https://padlet.com/c837011995/gxerkcbkh0zayhup/wish/3348574306 NBC News article about how lack of shelters in Mississippi turns deadly after an unexpected powerful tornado c837011995 https://padlet.com/c837011995/gxerkcbkh0zayhup/wish/3353555750 2025-03-06 03:41:14 UTC https://padlet.com/c837011995/gxerkcbkh0zayhup/wish/3353555750 A new Storm Chasing Bill from January requiring many storm Chasers to have a license c837011995 https://padlet.com/c837011995/gxerkcbkh0zayhup/wish/3353561589 2025-03-06 03:46:02 UTC https://padlet.com/c837011995/gxerkcbkh0zayhup/wish/3353561589 A short pdf referring to tornadoes effects on farmers c837011995 https://padlet.com/c837011995/gxerkcbkh0zayhup/wish/3353570295 2025-03-06 03:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/c837011995/gxerkcbkh0zayhup/wish/3353570295 Article Explaining how to prevent total property loss from tornadoes c837011995 https://padlet.com/c837011995/gxerkcbkh0zayhup/wish/3353579070 2025-03-06 04:01:55 UTC https://padlet.com/c837011995/gxerkcbkh0zayhup/wish/3353579070 A csmoniter article describing why tornadoes are shifting east c837011995 https://padlet.com/c837011995/gxerkcbkh0zayhup/wish/3393759728 2025-04-03 03:27:37 UTC https://padlet.com/c837011995/gxerkcbkh0zayhup/wish/3393759728 Article Describing why the EF Scale is outdated c837011995 https://padlet.com/c837011995/gxerkcbkh0zayhup/wish/3403746956 2025-04-10 03:38:19 UTC https://padlet.com/c837011995/gxerkcbkh0zayhup/wish/3403746956