<p>I am interested in the development of scales to measure extreme weather.</p>
<p>For example, the <strong>Enhanced Fujita Scale</strong> for measuring the intensity of tornadoes, etc. How were they created? OK sure, I know someone, probably named Fujita, made a scale, but at what point and how did people just decide to go along with it?</p>

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https://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/ef-ttu.pdf
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@Catterall Wind speed, Estimated Damage, Rain, Cloud cover and etc all contribute to an Intensity Scale.
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How are weather intensity scales created?
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# How are weather intensity scales created?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-05-07)

I am interested in the development of scales to measure extreme weather.

For example, the **Enhanced Fujita Scale** for measuring the intensity of tornadoes, etc. How were they created? OK sure, I know someone, probably named Fujita, made a scale, but at what point and how did people just decide to go along with it?

**Tags:** meteorology, severe-weather, tornado, mesoscale-meteorology, scale

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/ef-ttu.pdf  
> **username_2**: @username_0 Wind speed, Estimated Damage, Rain, Cloud cover and etc all contribute to an Intensity Scale.  

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