John can you explain...

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The "E" stands for enhanced. The scale (Fujita) still catagorizes winds from a tornado based on the damage they cause, although the estimation of those winds are done using slightly different, and more refined, examinations of the damage they caused.

So in a nutshell, they are just using different parameters to estimate the wind speeds when they are looking at the damage caused by a tornado.

-John
 
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