How are Tornadoes Measured?
A tornado is measured by a scale called the Fujita-Pearson scale,
more commonly known as the Fujita scale
or shortened even further to the F scale. This is the scale seen below.
more commonly known as the Fujita scale
or shortened even further to the F scale. This is the scale seen below.
There were problems with this scale so scientists created
a new scale this is known as the Enhanced Fujita scale
or shortened to the EF scale. The scale shown below is the EF scale.
a new scale this is known as the Enhanced Fujita scale
or shortened to the EF scale. The scale shown below is the EF scale.
Here are both scales. The left one is the F scale, and the right one is the EF scale