STurner
EF2
I know that the QRT has been disbanded and are no longer required by NWS. Myself I still find them to be useful especially NWS offices who have very little or no experience when assigning an EF4 or EF5 rating. Though the QRT has been disbanded I am glad to see they have been utilized after they were disbanded. I know a lot of you feel that a QRT may not be necessary but think it is good when a NWS office feels more comfortable in getting an opinion for a major tornadic event. I believe there are several iNWS offices around the country that employ QRT's. One guy from NWS in Charleston called a QRT team after the Darien, Georgia tornado happened. He told me he wanted to assign this tornado an EF4 but felt like he had not seen damage to this extreme and felt he did not feel qualified to designate a tornado as such. I also believe the QRT was utilized for the Suffolk, Picher, Parkersburg, and Manhattan tornadoes. On the other hand there are NWS offices who have experience with rating tornadoes as violent and probably do not need a QRT. Just thoughts to see what others might think about QRT's.
