That is completely ridiculous. Why??
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Severe WX December 10 & 11, 2021 Severe Threat
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The stigma against rating something even EF4 I will never understand, no need to make it that complicated
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I hope you address this as a concern since you are going for your PhD in meteorology.
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Lol....
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It sounds like the Bowling Green tornado is being finalized as a 165 mph EF3. I saw it on Twitter.
NWS Louisville has made it very clear on Twitter that they will not be rating the Bowling Green tornado EF4. No explanation, nor any mention of that brick veneer, anchor bolted, slab foundation duplex that was completely obliterated and swept away. They have firmly earned a spot on my WFO s**t list. Good job guys.
Glad to know me and Shakespeare 2016 aren't the only ones with a s**t list for NWS offices!
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Well Friday and Saturday has definitely removed any shred of credibility that was left in the integrity of the survey or rating process, tornado rating is completely broken. Though that's been obvious since 2013-2014
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I've said the same thing many times about 5/31/85. At least two tornadoes that are, in my opinion, clear-cut F5s - plus a couple others for which at least an argument could be made - yet I have no doubt at all that none would be rated higher than mid-high EF4 were they to happen today. For that matter, of all the historically violent tornadoes I've written about, the only one I'm certain would still get an EF5 today is Bridge Creek. Jarrell, Joplin and Flint-Beecher might, but it'd probably depend on who was rating them. Not sure I'd put money on it.
Which, it's worth noting, would leave out tornadoes like 3/18/1925 Tri-State; 4/9/1947 Woodward; 4/6/1936 Tupelo; 7/6/1893 Pomeroy; 6/9/1953 Worcester; 4/11/1965 Sunnyside, Sheridan, Pittsfield & Coldwater Lake; 2/19/1884 Leeds, Piedmont & Philadelphia Church, etc.
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I may put NWS in Paducah on mine as well.
I get the impression they were strong-armed into making a bad call by outside influences. Could be wrong though.
That brick duplex. Completely inexcusable. They’re defending their stance on Twitter with “because we said so” being the gist of their argument.
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Why was that house given only an EF-2 rating? That sounds like some real BS.
Did they seriously?? Ok, that simply should not be allowed. They WENT BELOW THE LOWER BOUND OF THE DI! They are literally breaking the set of guidelines set in place by the scale. Reform is desperately, desperately needed. I’m honestly fuming right now…
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In all fairness, that's not exactly new either (looking at New Wren, Salyersville, Coleridge, Cisco and others). The EF scale is most definitely broken, or at least not being used properly.