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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPlease note this changed tornado rating scale
F-3 has lower wind speed on this scale, for example.
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Please note this changed tornado rating scale (Original Post)
dixiegrrrrl
Mar 2019
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The Truth Is Here
(354 posts)1. I suggest a new category EF-6
Winds > 225 and beyond - with the damage labelled as "HOLY SHIT"
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,862 posts)2. And then, as climate change produces ever stronger winds,
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.
The Truth Is Here
(354 posts)3. I live by a tornado alley
So the eastern plains get it all the time, so not insensitive to me.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,862 posts)5. I used to live in Kansas,
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.
lpbk2713
(42,759 posts)4. 225 mph and above BOKYAG
Bend Over and Kiss Your Ass Goodbye