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- initialism A rating of 2 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale
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This storm was rated at EF2 strength on the Enhanced Fujita scale and the damage caused is estimated to be around $4.5 million.
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The initial damage survey gave the tornado an EF4 rating on the enhanced Fujita scale, with EF2 and EF3 damage common along its path.
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REYNOLDS WOLF, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Yes, an EF2 - Enhanced Fujita - Fujita, rather, is pretty strong.
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And the cloud itself looks like an EF2 or 3 compared to past tornadoes.
A Remarkable Photo From Tornado Country - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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We've been hearing throughout the day it was, what, an EF2?
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The EF2 twister cut a six-mile path -- it has now been determined, a six-mile path of destruction through downtown and several historic Atlanta neighborhoods.
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It's quiet now but earlier today, Rick, people were seeing for the first time the real damage that an EF2 tornado can do in such a densely populated area.
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It's an EF2 tornado, where Rob was at with a different situation.
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EF2: Wind 111-135 mph - most single-wide mobile homes destroyed; foundation damage; collapsed flagpoles; softwood trees debarked
The Seattle Times 2011
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Officials have seen damage patterns that are concurrent with an EF2 tornado, although that has not been determined by National Weather Service officials at this point.
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