Template:Infobox weather event/Tornado family/doc

Usage

This sub-box generates a meteorological information box specifically targeted towards tornado families. The header color changes depending on the highest tornado rating provided; the name stays the same. Use |tornadoes= to indicate the number of tornadoes in this tornado family.

This template supports two scales: the Fujita scale (priority) and the TORRO scale. These can be provided using the |fujita-scale= and |torro-scale= parameters, respectively. The version of the Fujita scale changes depending on the value. For example, supplying |fujita-scale=EF5 will make the template automatically use the Enhanced Fujita scale. Likewise, supplying |fujita-scale=IF5 will make the template automatically use the International Fujita scale. The color of the header may be overridden with the |category= parameter; supply a valid storm category color to change it.

The |basin= parameter can also be used to change the units; set it to atl or epac to switch the default units. To avoid units entirely, you may choose to pass text into the related values (e.g. pass {{convert|142|mph|kmh|abbr=on}}|winds= or |gusts=), but this makes later maintenance difficult, and is not advised.

This subbox relies on the meta-template Template:Infobox weather event/meteorology.

{{Infobox weather event/Tornado family
| basin = atl
| tornadoes = 15
| fujita-scale = EF2
| winds = 127
}}
Tornado family
Tornadoes15
Maximum ratingEF2 tornado
Highest winds145 mph (235 km/h)
{{Infobox weather event/Tornado family
| basin = atl
| tornadoes = 11
| duration = 2 hours, 48 minutes
| fujita-scale = EF4
| torro-scale = T6
| winds = 175
}}
Tornado family
Tornadoes11
Maximum ratingEF4 (Enhanced Fujita scale)
T6 (TORRO scale)
Duration2 hours, 48 minutes
Highest winds200 mph (325 km/h)

TemplateData

A subbox for displaying meteorological information for a storm. Should be used adjacent to an 'Infobox weather event' template, and before an 'Infobox weather event/Footer' template.

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Child display?child

Whether this is a child box or not. Use `yes`, unless you're using this box standalone.

Default
yes
Example
yes
Booleanoptional
Body stylebodystyle

Custom CSS for the box

Default
border-collapse: collapse
Stringoptional
Storm categorycategory

The storm category. This populates the header color and name automatically.

Stringsuggested
Basinbasin

Basin of the storm. Controls the name of the category, if the category supports basin-specific names.

Suggested values
atl epac satl wpac
Stringoptional
Header textheader

Header text to show. Overrides category name if provided.

Contentoptional
Header styleheader-style

Controls the style of the subbox header. This header usually includes the category of the storm or the storm type, if a category is not applicable.

Default
font-size: 100%; background-color: #{​{Storm colour|{​{​{category|}​}​}​}​}
Stringoptional
No header?no-header

Disables the header row

Default
no
Example
yes
Booleanoptional
Subheader textsubheader

Subheader text to show. Overrides interval, scale, and agency, if provided.

Contentoptional
Measurement intervalinterval

The measurement interval used by the agency. e.g. JMA uses 10-minute, JTWC uses 1-minute.

Example
1
Numbersuggested
Post-interval textpost-interval postinterval

Text to add after "N-minute sustained". A space is automatically provided.

Stringoptional
Agencyagency

Agency issuing the meteorological data. If the agency uses multiple scales, or uses a scale that is used by multiple agencies, consider also supplying "scale".

Example
[[National Weather Service|NWS]]
Contentsuggested
Scalescale

Scale used to quantify the meteorological data. If the scale is used by multiple agencies, consider supplying "agency".

Example
[[Saffir–Simpson scale|SSHWS]]
Contentsuggested
Maximum sustained windswinds

The maximum sustained winds of a given storm. Not to be confused with maximum wind gusts (provided with "gusts"). Supply value in knots.

Example
124
Numbersuggested
Maximum winds prefixwinds-prefix

Prefix for the maximum sustained winds. Use this to add approximation symbols, such as '~', '<', or '>'.

Example
~
Stringoptional
Maximum winds suffixwinds-suffix

Suffix for the maximum sustained winds. Use this to add references, footnotes, or other content.

Contentoptional
Maximum wind gustgusts

The maximum wind gust of a given storm. Not to be confused with maximum sustained winds (provided with "winds"). Supply value in knots.

Example
164
Numbersuggested
Maximum gusts prefixgusts-prefix

Prefix for the maximum wind gusts. Use this to add approximation symbols, such as '~', '<', or '>'.

Example
~
Stringoptional
Maximum gusts suffixgusts-suffix

Suffix for the maximum wind gusts. Use this to add references, footnotes, or other content.

Contentoptional
Beaufort scalebeaufort-scale beaufort scale

The maximum sustained winds on the Beaufort scale. Rarely used except for historical storms; consider using "winds" instead.

Numberoptional
Lowest pressurepressure

Lowest pressure, usually measured near the storm's center. Supply value in hectopascals/millibars (hPa/mbar).

Example
975
Numbersuggested
Lowest pressure prefixpressure-prefix

Prefix for the pressure. Use this to add approximation symbols, such as '~', '<', or '>'.

Example
~
Stringoptional
Lowest pressure suffixpressure-suffix

Suffix for the lowest pressure. Use this to add references, footnotes, or other content.

Contentoptional
Lowest temperaturelowest-temperature lowest temperature

Lowest temperature. Supply value in Fahrenheit when "basin" is "atl" or "epac". Otherwise, supply the value in Celcius.

Example
13
Numbersuggested
Lowest temperature prefixtemperature-prefix

Prefix for the temperature. Use this to add approximation symbols, such as '~', '<', or '>'.

Example
~
Stringoptional
Lowest temperature suffixtemperature-suffix

Suffix for the lowest recorded temperature. Use this to add references, footnotes, or other content.

Contentoptional
Largest haillargest-hail largest hail

Largest recorded size of hail. Supply value in inches when "basin" is "atl" or "epac". Otherwise, supply the value in centimeters.

Example
12
Numberoptional
Largest hail suffixlargest-hail-suffix

Suffix for the largest hail recorded. Use this to add references, footnotes, or other content.

Contentoptional
Maximum rainfallmaximum-rain maximum rain

Maximum recorded rainfall. Supply value in inches when "basin" is "atl" or "epac". Otherwise, supply the value in centimeters.

Example
42
Numberoptional
Maximum rainfall suffixmaximum-rain-suffix

Suffix for the maximum recorded rainfall. Use this to add references, footnotes, or other content.

Contentoptional
Maximum snow or ice accretionmaximum-snow maximum snow

Maximum height of accumulated snow or ice accretion. Supply value in inches when "basin" is "atl" or "epac". Otherwise, supply the value in centimeters.

Contentoptional
Maximum snow accumulation or ice accretion suffixmaximum-snow-suffix

Suffix for the maximum recorded snow accumulation or ice accretion. Use this to add references, footnotes, or other content.

Unknownoptional
Tornadoes confirmedtornadoes

The number of confirmed tornadoes in this tornado family.

Numberrequired
Fujita scalefujita-scale fujitascale fujita

The Fujita scale number of the strongest tornado in the tornado family. This could be an Enhanced Fujita scale, International Fujita scale, or standard Fujita scale, depending on the value provided.

Suggested values
F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 EFU EF0 EF1 EF2 EF3 EF4 EF5 IF0- IF0 IF0+ IF1- IF1 IF1+ IF2- IF2 IF2+ IF3 IF4 IF5
Stringsuggested
TORRO scaletorro-scale torroscale torro

The TORRO scale number of the strongest tornado in the tornado family.

Suggested values
FC T0 T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 T9 T10 T11
Stringsuggested
Fujita rating referencefujita-ref

Reference for the Fujita rating of the strongest tornado in the tornado family.

Contentsuggested
TORRO rating referencetorro-ref

Reference for the TORRO rating of the strongest tornado in the tornado family.

Contentsuggested
Intensity referenceintensity-ref

Reference for the Fujita/TORRO rating of the strongest tornado in the tornado family. Use this in case the reference is the same between both ratings.

Contentoptional
Durationduration

The tornado family’s total duration.

Contentsuggested