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Please note this changed tornado rating scale (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Mar 2019 OP
I suggest a new category EF-6 The Truth Is Here Mar 2019 #1
And then, as climate change produces ever stronger winds, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #2
I live by a tornado alley The Truth Is Here Mar 2019 #3
I used to live in Kansas, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #5
225 mph and above BOKYAG lpbk2713 Mar 2019 #4

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,862 posts)
2. And then, as climate change produces ever stronger winds,
Mon Mar 4, 2019, 01:02 PM
Mar 2019

we can have EF-7, Winds > 275 mph, and call it "APOCALYPTIC".

I thought about putting the rofl smilie here, but thought that might be a bit insensitive to people who actually live where they have tornadoes.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,862 posts)
5. I used to live in Kansas,
Mon Mar 4, 2019, 03:00 PM
Mar 2019

which is part of Tornado Alley. Although I now live in New Mexico, where tornadoes rarely occur, I am all-too aware of how destructive they can be.

So I wanted to make a joke and yet not be too mean. Thanks for saying it wouldn't be insensitive to you.

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