What does EFS stand for?

Enhanced Fujita Scale (tornado strength)

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The Enhanced Fujita Scale Wind Speed EF-Scale Intensity (mph) Typical Damage (Suggested) EF0 Gale Tornado 40-72 Tree branches broken, chimneys damaged, shallow-rooted trees pushed over; sign boards damaged or destroyed, outbuildings and sheds destroyed.

The enhanced Fujita scale

Greensburg, in southwest Kansas, was mostly destroyed by a tornado that rated 5 on the Enhanced Fujita scale — the highest level measured — on May 4, 2007.

Slammed by tornadoes, 2 Kansas towns form bond

The tornado was classified as an EF2 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.

A record year? 'U.S. Tornado--Catastrophe Review' reveals that the ...

The Enhanced Fujita Scale Wind EF- Speed Scale Intensity (mph) Typical Damage (Suggested) EFO Gale Tornado 40 - 72 Tree branches broken, chimneys damaged, shallow-rooted trees pushed over; sign boards damaged or destroyed, outbuildings and sheds destroyed.

The enhanced fujita scale

At least 22 tornadoes this year have been in the top part of the new Enhanced Fujita scale, rating a 3 (for "severe") or a 4 ("devastating") on the 1-to-5 scale.

US on track to break record for tornadoes

The Enhanced Fujita Scale EF- Intensity Wind Typical Damage (Suggested) Scale Speed (mph) EF0 Gale Tornado 40-72 Tree branches broken, chimneys damaged, shallow-rooted trees pushed over; sign boards damaged or destroyed, outbuildings and sheds destroyed.

The enhanced Fujita scale

The National Weather Service reported preliminary indications that the Greensboro tornado clocked in as a category EF2 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, meaning the funnel was packing winds between 111 and 135 mph.

NC officials: Fatal twister could have been worse

All photographs courtesy of Brian, Smith, Meteorologist, National Weather Service, Valley, NE) The Enhanced Fujita Scale EF-Scale Intensity Wind Speed Typical Damage (Suggested) (mph) EF0 Gale Tornado 40 - 72 Tree branches broken, chimneys damaged, shallow- rooted trees pushed over; sign boards damaged or destroyed, outbuildings and sheds destroyed.

The enhanced Fujita scale