What Is Fujita Scale?
The original tornado damage scale, from F0 to F5, used until 2007 in the US. It was replaced by the Enhanced Fujita Scale. In technical terms: The original damage-based tornado intensity scale developed by T.
Also called: F Scale
Fujita Scale In Plain English
The original tornado damage scale, from F0 to F5, used until 2007 in the US. It was replaced by the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
The Technical Definition
The original damage-based tornado intensity scale developed by T. Theodore Fujita in 1971, used in the US until February 2007; its wind speed estimates were later found to be too high for the stronger categories.
Lessons That Use Fujita Scale
- Rating Tornadoes: The Enhanced Fujita Scale Unit 8: Tornadoes
