Coach McGuirk Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/akq/docs/PetersburgTornadoSummary.PDF The Petersburg Tornado was rated an F-4 on the Fujita Damage Scale (see table 1) with estimated winds peaking near 210 mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 No EF-scale is not meant to be a retroactive scale, I can think of several other tornadoes that would fit the new scale compared to the old one besides this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 The Fujita scale overestimated winds-- and that 210 mph is based on that inflated scale. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, this VA tornado's winds would be estimated much lower-- because I'm sure it did not have higher winds than Greensburg, KS, or Joplin, MO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach McGuirk Posted July 31, 2013 Author Share Posted July 31, 2013 The Fujita scale overestimated winds-- and that 210 mph is based on that inflated scale. On the EF scale, that tornado's winds would be estimated much lower. I am sure it did not have higher winds than Greensburg, KS, or Joplin, MO. Gotcha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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