Class Description

Fujita scale (referred to as EF-scale starting in 2007) for tornado damage. A set of wind estimates (not measurements) based on damage. It uses three-second gusts estimated at the point of damage based on a judgment of 8 levels of damage to 28 indicators. These estimates vary with height and exposure.
The 3 second gust is not the same wind as in standard surface observations.
Enumerations based on NOAA conventions.

Attributes

Name Type Description
zero 65-85 mph 3-second gust.
one 86-110 mph 3-second gust.
two 111-135 mph 3-second gust.
three 136-165 mph 3-second gust.
four 166-200 mph 3-second gust.
five Over 200 mph 3-second gust.
minusNine Unknown.

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Leaf/Root class

IsLeaf IsRoot
False False

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