Enhanced Fujita Ratings Debate Thread

[ColdFront]

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Damage from the Trenton EF4. I have no doubt in my mind this tornado reached EF5 intensity (kinda like Cordova) at some point along its path, although the damage doesn't really suggest that. Was close in prosimity to the Fackler EF4, Rainsville EF5, Ringgold EF4, and was produced by the Cullman EF4 supercell.

It’s crazy how that corner of Northeast Alabama & NorthWest Georgia had that many violent tornados that day. If you look at a radar, that area pretty much stayed rainy all day long, especially from the midday MCS. So the parameters were not as extreme as western and central Alabama. Probably a combination of extremely mature supercells interacting with an OFB & sand mountain terrain magic led to so many violent tornados in that area.

I can’t recall which of the Jackson County tornados it was that day, but Chris Darden (NWS Huntsville MIC at the time) stated his belief it was a 5 to TornadoTalk. They didn’t award it as such because there was some anchoring issues with the home and a bit of cow fence was left standing nearby.

 

[Lake Martin EF4]

I can’t recall which of the Jackson County tornados it was that day, but Chris Darden (NWS Huntsville MIC at the time) stated his belief it was a 5 to TornadoTalk. They didn’t award it as such because there was some anchoring issues with the home and a bit of cow fence was left standing nearby.

That was Flat Rock-Trenton.

 

[ColdFront]

That was Flat Rock-Trenton.

Got it. Interestingly enough, Darden didn’t seem to be nit-picky at all with the Hackleburg/Phil Campbell & Rainsville ratings.

I’m not doing conspiracy theories, but didn’t he survey Flat Rock-Trenton with Tim Marshall?

 

[TH2002]

Just a typical Reddit discussion I happened to come across. If it's satire, they got me. If not, then here's a friendly reminder that this type of stuff does not belong on Talkweather.


Oh, and here's the "how dare they rate this EF3" photo the poster was referring to. Unanchored slider on an unreinforced block foundation... EF3 seems like the right call to me, but hey, maybe Tim's gotten to me.

 

[ColdFront]

Just a typical Reddit discussion I happened to come across. If it's satire, they got me. If not, then here's a friendly reminder that this type of stuff does not belong on Talkweather.


Oh, and here's the "how dare they rate this EF3" photo the poster was referring to. Unanchored slider on an unreinforced block foundation... EF3 seems like the right call to me, but hey, maybe Tim's gotten to me.

Fujita would’ve rated it a 5! (Sarcasm)

Reddit is a dumpster fire. Some of the smaller communities are okay (like under 500 members), but any more than that and it turns into a typical internet echo chamber.

On another note, @TH2002, do you have any thoughts on the aforementioned Flat Rock-Trenton home that NWS gave a 4 to?

 

[slenker]

Just a typical Reddit discussion I happened to come across. If it's satire, they got me. If not, then here's a friendly reminder that this type of stuff does not belong on Talkweather.


Oh, and here's the "how dare they rate this EF3" photo the poster was referring to. Unanchored slider on an unreinforced block foundation... EF3 seems like the right call to me, but hey, maybe Tim's gotten to me.

That’s definitely EF3 damage.

Also, “..So I can spam emails to…” regardless of what comes before or after that statement, no one can justify this behavior. No wonder no one takes weenies seriously in the community. What a headache to deal with.