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What is the Fujita scale?
Tribune wire reportThe tornado that slammed into the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore was upgraded Tuesday to EF5, the most powerful category on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. The Enhanced Fujita scale is an updated version of an earlier chart to measure the ferocity of...Tags: Natural Disasters, Joplin Tornado (2011), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, University of Chicago, Tornadoes
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Oklahoma tornado upgraded to EF5, highest strength rating
ReutersMay 21 (Reuters) - The tornado that struck the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday was a rare EF5, the highest rating the National Weather Service assigns in classifying the strength of tornadoes. An EF5 tornado can pack winds exceeding 200 miles per...Tags: Natural Disasters, Tornadoes
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Damage surveys show 2 weak tornadoes hit C. Ind.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The National Weather Service says storm surveys show two weak tornadoes struck central Indiana. It says an EF0 tornado occurred around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday just south of the Putnam County town of Roachdale and was on the ground...
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Oklahoma tornado reclassified as EF-5, with wind more than 200 mph
The National Weather Service upgraded the power of the tornado that cut through Oklahoma on Monday, saying it had carried wind stronger than 200 miles an hour in some areas. The agency said on its website Tuesday that its damage survey teams had...Tags: Natural Disasters, Tornadoes
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National Weather Service confirms tornado near Stockton Lake
NEAR STOCKTON, Mo. -- The National Weather Service confirms a tornado struck the Stockton Lake area during Monday's severe weather outbreak. The EF-0 tornado touched down about 3 miles south of Stockton along East 1674 Road shortly after 6:30 p.m. ...
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EF-4 tornado damages home near Rozel
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe National Weather Service said damage to a Rozel home over the weekend was caused by an EF-4 tornado. The thunderstorm developed east of Dodge City around 5:30 p.m. Saturday. The storm intensified, prompting a tornado warning over Pawnee County....Tags: Natural Disasters, Tornadoes
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Weather: Central Florida storms to last until 8 p.m.
The clouds that rolled in this afternoon will be sticking around for a while as the afternoon-storm pattern returns to the region for the summer. The National Weather Service in Melbourne issued a hazardous weather outlook for the rest of the week....
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National Weather Service has new weather warning in place
WDBJ7 New River Valley ReporterThe people in Oklahoma were well warned that a tornado was on the way, 10 or 15 minutes before it hit. There's another warning system that's now in place. It's called the Wireless Emergency Alert system. If you bought your cellphone in 2012 or 2013,...Tags: Weather Warnings, Weather
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FACTBOX-The 10 deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history
Reuters(Adds alternate death toll for Joplin tornado) May 21 (Reuters) - A powerful tornado devastated the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing 24 people, including nine children, according to the Oklahoma medical examiner's office. At one point, as...Tags: Natural Disasters, Gainesville, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Joplin Tornado (2011), Southern U.S. Storms (2011)
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Tornado safety zones
It may be too soon to know what all the lessons from the Moore, Oklahoma tornado will be, but important lessons always come from these disasters. Several were learned just 2 years ago tomorrow. That's when an EF-5 tornado hit Joplin Missouri,...Tags: Natural Disasters, Weather Warnings, Joplin Tornado (2011), Weather, Tornadoes
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Scientist's video, radar track birth of Oklahoma tornado [VIDEO]
Monday’s killer twister in Moore, Okla., intensified unusually rapidly, said a tornado researcher who tracked the storm from a perch about five miles away. "One thing that really surprised me was how quickly it developed," said Robin Tanamachi,...Tags: Natural Disasters, Science and Technology, Tornadoes
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After deadly Oklahoma tornado, officials vow to rebuild Moore
MOORE, Okla. – State and local officials vowed to rebuild this bereft suburb, shattered by a tornado that brought death and massive destruction, even as they fought poor weather to push ahead with rescue efforts. At an afternoon news conference,...Tags: Natural Disasters, Human Interest, Weather Warnings, Executive Branch, Renovation
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