re: This is why the tornado grading scale needs to be changed…

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I get why he's saying it.

Playing devil's advocate, if the science community is in agreement with the ranking based on strength and destruction, then why change it just because there was a massive tornado that didn't damage anything?

It would seem to reason that giving the higher ranking due to devastation makes sense.

Why should a strong hurricane that stayed out in open water get the same ranking as a Labor Day, Camille, etc., that actually wrecked shite?

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Tornados can't be predicted, only conditions that are conducive for their creation can.

We know about Hurricanes well before they make landfall. The strength matters more there because it impacts planning and reactions to the storm.

Tornado ratings are kind of just a post-mortem.

But I do get what he is saying. There should be a dual scale just so people can understand the actual strength of the storm in a historic sense.