The weather service said the storms are bringing an increased threat of EF2 to EF5 tornadoes, which can pack winds as low as 111 mph to as high as 200 mph. Forecasters say the storms will form as ...
The NWS does this by looking at damage caused and estimating the wind speeds the tornado ... F0/EF0 or F1/EF1. Violent tornadoes — those rated F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 — are much rarer.
The Lubbock tornado was retroactively rated an F5. (In 2007, the Enhanced Fujita Scale replaced the original, and the highest rating is now an EF5, with winds exceeding 200 mph accompanied by ...