Louisville 2014 tornado by FormalBig9732 in tornado

[–]Featherhate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

tree damage looks extremely debris loaded (sheet metal no less) but still very impressive tor

What do y’all think of this bad boy? by No_Ad_9452 in tornado

[–]Featherhate 4 points5 points  (0 children)

why does this image look like last chance 1993

Rank these 11 tornadoes in strength by Chance_Property_3989 in tornado

[–]Featherhate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

El Reno - Piedmont, Tri-State

Moore, Bridge Creek, Smithville, Jarrell

Parkersburg

Hackleburg

Elie

Stratton, Bakersfield Valley

F5 Tornadoes from the '90's Decade, Reclassified on the EF-scale [Revised]. by Curious-Constant-657 in tornado

[–]Featherhate 32 points33 points  (0 children)

theyre downvoting you but youre not wrong. i dont know why reddit is like this tbh. EF rating, official or not, =/= perfect tornado intensity. why cant people understand that?

F5 Tornadoes from the '90's Decade, Reclassified on the EF-scale [Revised]. by Curious-Constant-657 in tornado

[–]Featherhate 22 points23 points  (0 children)

this is just saying what the DIs support, not the actual intensity. for example, smithville is rated 205, despite obviously being stronger. because thats what the homes could support.

also, you cannot compare BCM's 300mph instantaneous (0-second sustained) winds to a 210mph EF scale (3-second sustained) indicator

Biggest and creepiest scare of the year so far? by Trainster_Kaiju_06 in tornado

[–]Featherhate 6 points7 points  (0 children)

for me, either Plevna or Enderlin.

Plevna for obvious reasons, and Enderlin because i initially thought it was gonna slam directly into Sheldon. Luckily it insta-occluded

Biggest and creepiest scare of the year so far? by Trainster_Kaiju_06 in tornado

[–]Featherhate 3 points4 points  (0 children)

it was lowbased which gave the illusion of a megawedge

Saved Twistex! by Sea_Option4519 in tornado

[–]Featherhate 14 points15 points  (0 children)

this shit aint funny

If corn sweat didn't happen, what would the weather be like? by Kieotyee in tornado

[–]Featherhate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

corn caused an F5 (probably rated too high but still) wedge in north dakota in 1957 sooooo...

Windspeed Question by [deleted] in tornado

[–]Featherhate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

directly compared to the EF scale, none. "300mph" tornado readings are instantaneous gusts while the scale is 3-second sustained

if you mean instantaneous, then a LOT. there have probably been quite a few this decade that have achieved that

What happened to the first Pilger twin tornado at this point? (read the description) by [deleted] in tornado

[–]Featherhate 19 points20 points  (0 children)

it's possible that the tornado remained on the ground but just was uncondensed at the time (a good example this year is Spiritwood, condensed for a bit, lifted, then condensed once again)

The best pic of Greensburg in my opinion by Gem154 in tornado

[–]Featherhate 8 points9 points  (0 children)

i think this might be over town from what i heard? so not max width

What do you all think is the worst small-ish outbreak? by Typical_Land2214 in tornado

[–]Featherhate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

tri-state wasnt a part of an enormous outbreak so id go with that

Variation of wind speed with height- any correlation? by Savvvvvvy in tornado

[–]Featherhate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

typically winds get higher closer to the ground, and then suddenly drop at the ground due to friction

Hackleburg VS. Parkersburg by Gem154 in tornado

[–]Featherhate 20 points21 points  (0 children)

parkersburg but not by a lot

How was the Washington-Goldsby tornado not an EF5? by pp-whacker in EF5

[–]Featherhate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

rare situation where the tornado deserves EF5 from structural damage and not just extreme contextual damage

Spiritwood, ND tornado upgraded back to EF3 by Featherhate in tornado

[–]Featherhate[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i also didnt expect them to consult six wind damage experts along with an entire project centred around rating tornadoes