u/HoodiedLynx

Simplified Tornadic Objective Rating Measure
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Simplified Tornadic Objective Rating Measure

after a few years of work, i think ive made one of the best windspeed-based tornadic rating scale. it used to be much more complicated, taking into account latitude, ambient pressure, recorded tornadic and non-tornadic winds, measured wind curve across the vortex, and much more. however, i realized that was an absurd amount of data, i simplified it, giving it the name STORM (Simplified Tornado Objective Rating Measure)

its still quite a bit more complicated than the EF scale, so it probably won't get used by many people, if anyone uses it. but ill still provide the link to the desmos graph

v is either the peak measured velocity, or max DOW measure, whichever is available, with probe speed superseding DOW measurements

https://www.desmos.com/calculator/etoziqmesv

EDIT: Comparison to the EF scale added to graph

u/HoodiedLynx — 9 days ago