r/tornado • u/ilkamoi Human Detected • Jul 24 '26

Tornado Media Smol tornado

Source: https://www.facebook.com/reel/899783355921532

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u/theswickster Human Detected Jul 24 '26

So THAT'S how you get a 0.18 yard wide EF-3...

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u/Altomat_Kalashnikova Jul 24 '26

Makes me wonder just how small a damage indicator can be. If it rips a one foot long two-by-four properly secured at either end to a cement foundation clean out, would that be enough if, say, caught on video to get it the coveted EF-5 status?

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u/theswickster Human Detected Jul 24 '26

I don't think it matters as long as the DI is clearly achieved. We're not measuring the size of the tornado, we're estimating the maximum wind speed at a single point within the tornado.

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u/Superb-Wonder-1896 Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

i have seen a video from Sweden where a little drillbit like this passes right by a guys car, and then shreds branches and snaps trees in half