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  • Since 1971 tornadoes have been classified using the Fujita scale, or F-scale.

    MY EMPIRE OF DIRT Manny Howard 2010

  • Since 1971 tornadoes have been classified using the Fujita scale, or F-scale.

    MY EMPIRE OF DIRT Manny Howard 2010

  • The Fujita scale or F-scale is the standard scale for measuring the severity of which weather phenomenon?

    The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference 2008

  • Since 1971 tornadoes have been classified using the Fujita scale, or F-scale.

    MY EMPIRE OF DIRT Manny Howard 2010

  • Since 1971 tornadoes have been classified using the Fujita scale, or F-scale.

    MY EMPIRE OF DIRT Manny Howard 2010

  • A young Tom Grazulis, working for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which funded creation of the F-scale databases for both the Storm Prediction Center and Fujita, was assigned to ask Fujita to change the ratings.

    Storm Warning Nancy Mathis 2007

  • For the Super Outbreak, Fujita also produced one of his classic diagrams: a stunningly detailed map of each damage path from each of the 148 tornadoes, each with an F-scale rating.

    Storm Warning Nancy Mathis 2007

  • MYERS: We believe from what we look at it now, probably the old F-scale between a strong Ff-2 or a light F-3, are now a new E-F or the enhance the Fujita Scale, probably somewhere in the neighborhood of an EF-3 or 4.

    CNN Transcript Mar 2, 2007 2007

  • The idea was to use news clippings and other documents indicating the damage caused by tornadoes and assign an F-scale rating.

    Storm Warning Nancy Mathis 2007

  • An intense tornado rolling over an open field would receive a lower F-scale rating than if the same tornado struck a housing addition.

    Storm Warning Nancy Mathis 2007

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