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Columns
Stable keys — use them in the API, SQL and code
| Key | Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| tornado_id | ID | string | Year and SPC tornado number. |
| date | Date | date | — |
| time | Time | string | Start time, HH:MM:SS. |
| time_zone | Time zone | string | Time zone of the start time as coded by SPC (CST or UTC). |
| year | Year | year | — |
| state | State | string | Two-letter code of the state (or territory) where the tornado began. |
| rating | Rating | integer | F or EF rating, 2 to 5. |
| scale | Scale | string | F (Fujita, to January 2007) or EF (Enhanced Fujita, from February 2007). |
| fatalities | Deaths | integer | — |
| injuries | Injuries | integer | — |
| length_mi | Path length | number · mi | — |
| width_yd | Path width | integer · yd | — |
| states_crossed | States | integer | Number of states the track crossed. |
| start_lat | Start latitude | number · ° | — |
| start_lon | Start longitude | number · ° | — |
| end_lat | End latitude | number · ° | — |
| end_lon | End longitude | number · ° | — |
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