His name is synonymous with destruction, but in a good way. Tetsuya Theodore “Ted” Fujita (1920-1998), who dedicated his professional life to unraveling the mysteries of severe storms—especially ...

Ted Fujita, seen here in April 1961, was a professor of geophysical sciences at the University of Chicago. He began teaching courses in 1962 after working as a researcher for several years.

Former U. of C. prof Dr. Ted Fujita, one of the most innovative meteorologists of the past century, is most famous for the Fujita Scale, which gives tornadoes the F0-F5 ratings you’re probably ...

June is the height of tornado season in Colorado. Any twister that does real damage is measured on a scale developed by Ted Fujita, a man who earned the nickname “Dr. Tornado” because of his research ...

KITAKYUSHU, Japan >> The international standard for measuring tornado severity, called the Fujita scale, was invented by a Japanese American meteorologist from Fukuoka prefecture. Tetsuya “Ted” Fujita ...

May 20, 2013, marks the last time the United States was hit by the worst type of tornado. On that date, a monster EF5 tornado tore a 17-mile path through the Oklahoma City suburbs, creating "40 ...

The Enhanced Fujita Scale, love it or hate it, is our current system for rating the hundreds of tornadoes that occur each year across the United States. To much chagrin, it rates tornadoes solely ...

London, England: This week in 1091, a tornado hit the city of London causing severe damage to the St. Mary le Bow Church. This is the earliest known tornado in Britain. Kitakyushu City, Japan: This ...

Tornadoes can range in intensity. Wind speeds are measured on the Enhanced Fujita scale, which was implemented in February of 2007: Tetsuya Theodore "Ted" Fujita (1920-1998) developed the original ...

At left, agents from both the FBI and the IRS enter the administration building of HISD in Houston on Feb. 27, 2020. At right, an IRS agent walks toward the home of HISD's COO Brian Busby in Houston ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Fifty years ago this week a devastating tornado in Lubbock, Texas led to the creation of a tornado rating system. The tornado killed 26, injured over 1,500 and caused $250 ...