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How is a tornado's strength measured?

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by scale called the fujita scale or (enhanced fujita scale) to measure intensity or strength of a tornado based on the severity of damage.

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What is a tornado measured in?
Tornadoes are measured on the Enhanced Fujita scale (EF0 to EF5) based on the severity of the damage they cause.
How are tornados measured?
Tornadoes are measured based on the severity of the damage they cause, which is used to estimate wind speed. The wind speed estimates are used to put a tornado in one of the six categories, EF0 to...
How do scientists rate the strength of tornadoes?
They use the Enchanced Fujita scale or the EF (enhanced Fujita) scale. Refer to the link for more details.
How the force of power of a tornado measured?
The intensity of a tornado is determined by damage, wchi is used to estimate wind speed and assign it a rating from EF0 (weakest) to EF5 (strongest)
Does strength affect the size of a tornado?
Generally the strongest tornadoes tend to be larger, but this is not always the case. Some very powerful tornadoes have been small and some fairly weak ones have been huge.