BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — When a tornado tears through an area, the main question after the fact is, “How strong was it?” That’s where the Enhanced Fujita Scale, more commonly known as the EF scale, ...

You’ve seen photos and video footage of ominous-looking tornadoes ripping through cities, launching cars through the air and leveling houses. But how much do you know about how a twister’s strength is ...

Measuring the strength of a tornado can be difficult based on sight alone, and weather instruments could easily be damaged by the strong winds. The Enhanced Fujita scale (EF-Scale) looks at the damage ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - When you think of severe weather season, the first thing that probably comes to mind are tornadoes. Tornadoes are measured on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, or EF Scale, using the ...

On the morning of May 11, 1970, skies darkened over Lubbock and winds began to rise, setting the stage for the kind of storm many in Tornado Alley pray never comes their way. By late that Monday ...

The National Weather Service uses the EF Scale to rate a tornado based on wind speeds and damage. The Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF Scale) has been used since 2007 and the National Weather Service is the ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Central New York saw a few tornadoes over the past week and a half, but is this a rare occurrence? How common are tornadoes in CNY? Let's look at each level of strength on the EF ...