Ennerdale tornado given EF1 rating

16 November 2016 - 10:38 By TMG Digital

The twister that touched down in Ennerdale‚ south of Johannesburg‚ on Monday was rated as being of the type that packs winds of up to 177km/h‚ the SA Weather Service (SAWS) said on Tuesday. ‏SA Weather Service @SAWeatherServic tweeted: “After assessing damages at Ennerdale (GP)‚ SAWS can confirm that the tornado at Ennerdale on 14 Nov 2016 was rated as EF1 tornado.”Weather Watch SA ‏@storm_sa added some context: “The SAWS has rated yesterdays tornado that struck Ennerdale as an EF1 (estimated winds of 138-177km/h).”EF stands for the Enhanced Fujita scale‚ which rates the intensity of tornadoes in the United States and Canada based on the damage they cause – EF0 is the lowest‚ while EF5 involves wind speeds of 320km/h-plus.‏@SAWeatherServic tweeted on Tuesday: “Ennerdale tornado of 14 Nov: 61 houses damaged‚ 12 of which were insured‚ 47 were not insured. These huge losses are regretted.”The service also announced that a tornado had touched down in Mpumalanga on Tuesday: “SAWS can confirm that from radar images that this is a tornado that occurred at around 15:15 on 15 Nov 2016”.SAWS can confirm that from radar images that this is a tornado that occurred at around 15:15 on 15 Nov 2016 https://t.co/LUzfTtSLKe— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) November 15, 2016async- TMG Digital..

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