I have no knowledge of tornadoes other than what I learned from 'Twister' and I think that information might be skewed, out of date, or not actually been all that accurate to begin with....
So, anyone know how severe a tornado that was so we can put it into some perspective?
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I have no knowledge of tornadoes other than what I learned from 'Twister' and I think that information might be skewed, out of date, or not actually been all that accurate to begin with....
So, anyone know how severe a tornado that was so we can put it into some perspective?
I have no idea, but I can tell you I know enough to not drive toward it!
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I have no knowledge of tornadoes other than what I learned from 'Twister' and I think that information might be skewed, out of date, or not actually been all that accurate to begin with....
So, anyone know how severe a tornado that was so we can put it into some perspective?
Judging by the damage, I’m guessing it’s pushing EF3.
Considerable damage
Whole roofs ripped off frame houses, interiors of frame homes damaged, and small, medium, and large trees uprooted. Weak structures such as barns mobile homes sheds and outhouses are completely destroyed. Cars are lifted off the ground.
A 3 is:
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Severe damage
Roofs and numerous outside walls blown away from frame homes, all trees in its path uprooted or lofted. Two-story homes have their second floor destroyed, high-rises have many windows blown out, radio towers blown down, metal buildings (i.e. factories, power plants, and construction sites) are heavily damaged, sometimes completely destroyed. Large vehicles such as tractors, buses, and forklifts are blown from their original positions. Trains can be flipped or rolled onto their sides. Severe damage to large structures such as shopping malls.
Yes, that definitely qualifies as a “big boy” tornado.
Nothing changed really, just good ingredients today for this storm. Pine lake I believe was an EF2? (Haven’t googled it). Black Friday tornado was an F4 (pre-EF scale).
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Based on that description and the video I'm inclined to agree with Miller on the '3.' But what do I know.
Uh...how high does that scale go? Basically, what I'm asking is 'was this a 'Big Boy' tornado?'
Similar to hurricanes, the scale goes up to EF5, which are extremely rare even in the US. There hasn't been one since 2013. If an EF5 hits, then you would expect homes to be destroyed down to the foundation like what happened to Joplin, Missouri in 2011:
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Like I said before, I thought we only got the dinky little joke tornadoes around here.
It's rare but not completely improbable Canada is actually one of the more tornado-active regions in the world outside of the US, it's just that something like 70%-75% of global tornadoes happens in the US and makes every other country mild by comparison.
The infamous 1987 Edmonton tornado was a 4 using the older Fujita Scale, and in 2018 there was an EF4 in Manitoba.
