The NWS does this by looking at damage caused and estimating the wind speeds the tornado ... Of the 9,890 tornadoes reported between 1950 and 2024, 77% were rated either F0/EF0 or F1/EF1.

NIWA meterologist Dr Richard Turner said it was "most likely a tornado" based on eyewitness events at the time, the path that it took and the damage it caused. He estimated the wind speed to be ...

Picture date: Friday January 24, 2025. A wind speed of 183kmh (114mph) brought by Storm Eowyn has been recorded in Ireland, the fastest since records began, Irish forecaster Met Eireann said.

An extreme fire risk warning was issued from Malibu to Burbank. A damaging Santa Ana wind event was peaking early Wednesday and winds were expected to stay strong through early afternoon in ...

This story is part of the KXAN Data Hub, where numbers help tell the whole story. AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than 9,800 tornadoes have been reported across the Lone Star State since 1950, according to data ...

A Feb. 21-22, 1971 outbreak claimed 121 lives from Texas to North Carolina, the deadliest February rash of tornadoes in recent times. One F4 tornado near Oxford, Mississippi, killed 58 and injured 800 ...

Fire tornadoes occur when intense wind combines with conditions in the atmosphere to produce clouds of smoke that reach 20,000 to 40,000 feet, Swain said. These clouds form vortices of flaming hot ...

The Met Office have said the storm is expected to "bring very strong winds" and "widespread disruption". Wind speeds are expected to reach as high as 60mph around midday. A yellow warning has been ...

Another key risk is an extended run of below-normal wind speeds across Europe's wind farms. In 2024, Europe's monthly wind electricity totals dropped below the year-before total on five occasions ...