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To: Black Agnes
Isn't that probably an f5 just based on the size?

Nah. There's no direct size-intensity relationship.

As it is, the F scale is horribly abused. It's a DAMAGE measurement, not a wind speed measurement, but the damage is roughly correlated with a wind speed.

The ONLY measure of a tornado on the F scale is by a NWS team examining the damage the next day. You can't even F-rate a tornado at all if it just goes through a cornfield, really. But now news stations and whatnot are trying to instantly guesstimate F ratings (and usually inflating them).

146 posted on 05/08/2003 5:02:53 PM PDT by John H K
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To: John H K
Ah. Thanks. :)
147 posted on 05/08/2003 5:04:49 PM PDT by Black Agnes
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