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Stormy Weather

Tornadoes

Do meteorologists actually have reliable data on tornado wind speeds?

No, and that is a big part of the problem in categorizing tornadoes. Tornado wind speeds have been scientifically estimated using Doppler radar and video observations, but there have been no successful attempts to physically measure speeds using an anemometer.



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