Talk:The nws mess ups/@comment-27387353-20170201205159

See, I disagree with the 2013 El Reno tornado being present on this list. It did not cause any damage near the EF5 range. Even contextual indicators such as ground scouring or vehicle stripping was not present. It is this tornado that solidified my belief that mobile radar estimates alone are not conclusive enough for an EF5 rating. This also proved that the highest winds measured by radar in a tornado are quite some distance above the ground, and that those wind values at higher elevations within the tornadic circulation are not the same on the ground due to friction caused by anything and everything in a tornado's path. However, due to some isolated damage that occurred in the path, I can agree that an EF3 rating was too low, and that an EF4 rating would have been more appropriate.