Why are tornados rated by damaged estimates rather than…
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Why are tornados rated by damaged estimates rather than raw wind data? We have the technology now why are we still estimating wind speed for ratings.
The fujita scale was originally created to estimate wind speed from damage. The enhanced fujita does the as well but with more indicators. My question is why are we still doing this rather than rating purely by observed wind speed? An ef3 rating means 136-165mph winds, which was given to the el reno tornado, that reached 313mph MEASURED wind speed, and 336mph potential peak winds. Why give a 313mph tornado a 165mph rating just because it hit an open field instead of a dense area?
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The fujita scale was originally created to estimate wind speed from damage. The enhanced fujita does the as well but with more indicators. My question is why are we still doing this rather than rating purely by observed wind speed? An ef3 rating means 136-165mph winds, which was given to the el reno tornado, that reached 313mph MEASURED wind speed, and 336mph potential peak winds. Why give a 313mph tornado a 165mph rating just because it hit an open field instead of a dense area?
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