Extreme weather—from destructive storms to blistering heat—continues to wreak havoc across the U.S. See the latest forecast:
Members of the Hays County Emergency Service Districts and the Kyle and Buda Fire Departments rest together while combatting a wildfire during an excessive heat warning on Aug. 8, 2023 in Hays County, Texas.to blistering heat -- continues to wreak havoc across the United States.
The National Weather Service currently uses the Enhanced Fujita scale to rate tornado intensity based on wind speeds and the severity of the damage caused. The scale has six intensity categories from zero to five , representing increasing wind speeds and degrees of damage. There is also an unknown category for tornadoes that cannot be rated due to a lack of evidence.
At least two people were killed by severe weather on Monday -- a 28-year-old man in Florence, Alabama, and a 15-year-old boy in Anderson, South Carolina, according to local authorities.The weather forecast for Wednesday shows a new threat of severe thunderstorms is on the move, stretching from Kansas to Georgia. Major cities like Little Rock, Arkansas; St. Louis, Missouri; Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee; and Birmingham, Alabama, could see damaging winds, hail and a few tornadoes.
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