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Severe Threat May 15-16, 2025

There was a time when I was a kid, where you could look at aerial footage of a tornado path and tell what the rating was going to be, because back then tornadoes were actually rated based on damage. This tornado caused maximum damage to trees, homes, and businesses, and as such should be given the maximum damage rating.

We all know that's not going to happen though. The quick response survey team will be called in and peoples' homes will be scrutinized down to the last nail. History will remember this tornado differently than the community who experienced it, and the average person will go on believing unsurvivable (if you're above ground) tornadoes that cause maximum destruction don't exist anymore.
 
Grand Poo Bah said:
There was a time when I was a kid, where you could look at aerial footage of a tornado path and tell what the rating was going to be, because back then tornadoes were actually rated based on damage. This tornado caused maximum damage to trees, homes, and businesses, and as such should be given the maximum damage rating.

We all know that's not going to happen though. The quick response survey team will be called in and peoples' homes will be scrutinized down to the last nail. History will remember this tornado differently than the community who experienced it, and the average person will go on believing unsurvivable (if you're above ground) tornadoes that cause maximum destruction don't exist anymore.
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Grand Poo Bah said:
There was a time when I was a kid, where you could look at aerial footage of a tornado path and tell what the rating was going to be, because back then tornadoes were actually rated based on damage. This tornado caused maximum damage to trees, homes, and businesses, and as such should be given the maximum damage rating.

We all know that's not going to happen though. The quick response survey team will be called in and peoples' homes will be scrutinized down to the last nail. History will remember this tornado differently than the community who experienced it, and the average person will go on believing unsurvivable (if you're above ground) tornadoes that cause maximum destruction don't exist anymore.
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people are gonna clown you but i've seen people IRL who genuinely believe the lack of EF5's are from climate change (???) and that tornadoes are getting weaker. i'm curious if there's ever going to be a study on how the lack of EF5 tornadoes affects public perception of tornado risk
 
Casualty count is fluctuating, expect it to wobble quite a bit until it settles on a final count. Currently it's at least 31, with 24 in Kentucky and 7 in Missouri. There's also reported fatalities from Virginia, two I believe, which would make that 33. In any case, unfortunately quite a deadly outbreak and the Eastern KY tornado is likely one of the deadlier single tornadoes in some time.
 
Clancy said:
Casualty count is fluctuating, expect it to wobble quite a bit until it settles on a final count. Currently it's at least 31, with 24 in Kentucky and 7 in Missouri. There's also reported fatalities from Virginia, two I believe, which would make that 33. In any case, unfortunately quite a deadly outbreak and the Eastern KY tornado is likely one of the deadlier single tornadoes in some time.
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Forgot Indiana with 1. Also multiple in critical condition. Deadliest tornado outbreak since…? @Clancy
 
vemir said:
people are gonna clown you but i've seen people IRL who genuinely believe the lack of EF5's are from climate change (???) and that tornadoes are getting weaker. i'm curious if there's ever going to be a study on how the lack of EF5 tornadoes affects public perception of tornado risk
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I mean I think his whole point is pretty naive but I do agree that the general public does truly think that tornadoes are getting less severe and less intense because of the lack of EF5s (and less EF4s in general), he definitely made a good point there
 
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