What is the Fujita scale?
Q: What is the Fujita scale?
A: The Fujita scale is a scale used for rating tornado strength based on the damage tornadoes cause on human-built buildings and vegetation.
Q: How is the official Fujita scale category determined?
A: The official Fujita scale category is determined by meteorologists (and engineers) after a ground and/or aerial damage inspection; also including analysis of available sources such as eyewitness accounts and damage images and/or videos.
Q: When was the Fujita scale replaced in the United States?
A: The Fujita scale was replaced with the Enhanced Fujita scale in the United States in February 2007.
Q: When was the Fujita scale replaced in Canada?
A: The Fujita scale was replaced with the Enhanced Fujita scale in Canada in April 2013.
Q: What do other F0 rated tornadoes include?
A: Other F0 rated tornadoes include waterspouts.
Q: What does the Fujita scale take into account when rating tornado strength?
A: The Fujita scale takes into account the damage tornadoes cause on human-built buildings and vegetation.
Q: Who determines the Fujita scale category?
A: The Fujita scale category is determined by meteorologists (and engineers) after a ground and/or aerial damage inspection; also including analysis of available sources such as eyewitness accounts and damage images and/or videos.
