Enhanced Fujita Ratings Debate Thread

[slenker]

Apologies for no posts for a while. Gonna be a couple weeks before my next tornado re-rating/summary. Getting married this weekend then is the honeymoon! Maybe I'll write one or two while on the beach lol.

Congratulations man!

 

[TH2002]

While you're available, what did you think of the photos Grand Poo Bah posted of Cullman?

The Cullman photos he posted definitely made me go "hmmm..."

The contextual damage including the tree damage, scouring, wind rowing and pickup truck being torn in half and launched over 400 yards definitely convinced me of EF5 intensity.

But still, almost all the photos of homes showed evidence of poor construction. There were satellite views of one or two that looked like they MAY have been well constructed, but I can't say for sure without ground level photos.

Bottom line: I'm honestly still ok with EF4, though it would have undoubtedly achieved an F5 rating back in 1974.