An F2 tornado does not have any particular size. That is not how the scale works; it rates tornadoes based on damage. An F2 tornado (EF2 as of February 2007) is a tornado that tears roofs from well-built homes, derails trains, and destroys trailers. Winds in an EF2 are estimated at 111 to 135 mph.
It varies widley. An F2 tornado can lasy anywhere from less than a minute to over an hour. Most will last about 15 to 20 minutes.
F2 indicates a fairly strong tornado that will tear roofs from well-built houses, lift, small cars, demolish trailer homes, and snap large trees.
In an F2 tornadoes, houses will often lose their roofs, but most walls will remain standing. Weaker structures such as barns and trailer homes may be completely destroyed. Large trees are often snapped or uprooted.
The Tri-State tornado had a path of 219 miles long and 3/4 mile to 1 mile wide across 3 states and numerous mining towns.
Typical F2 damage consists of roofs being torn from frame houses, mobile homes being completely demolished, and small vehicles being lifted off the ground. Telephone poles may be completely destroyed and large trees snapped and uprooted.
An F2 tornado can tear the roof from a well built house and completely destroy a trailer.
Yes, on average an F2 tornado injures only 1 or 2 people
The Vaughn, Ontario tornado of 2009 was an F2.
Estimated winds for an F2 tornado on the original Fujita scale are 113 to 157 mph. It was later found that this estimate was not quite right for the damage inflicted by an F2 tornado and so was refined to a range of 111 to 135 mph for an EF2 tornado.
Wind speed estimates of an F2 tornado range from 113 to 157 mph. This was later adjusted to 111-135 mph for an EF2
Wind estimates for an F2 tornado on the original Fujita scale are 113-157 mph. This was later found to be inaccurate and was changed to 111-135 mph for an EF2 tornado.
Yes. Baltimore was hit by an F2 tornado in 1973, an F0 tornado in 1996, an EF1 tornado in 2010, and an EF0 tornado in 2013.
Yes. Hamtramck Michigan was affected by an F2 tornado on July 2, 1997
It varies widley. An F2 tornado can lasy anywhere from less than a minute to over an hour. Most will last about 15 to 20 minutes.
F2 is a rating on the Fujita scale, which assess tornado intensity based on damage. The scale runs from F0 at the weakest to F5 at the strongest. F2 indicates a strong tornado (most tornadoes are F0 or F1) that can tear the roof from a well-built house and lift cars off the ground.
Largest tornado in Idaho history was a mile wide F2 tornado in Adams county on June 4, 2006. The strongest tornadoes in the sates history can also be picked from among a number of F2's.
Trees can be largely torn apart by an F2 tornado but most buildings will remain standing. An F2 tornado will remove the roof from a typical frame house but leave most walls standing. Weak structures such as mobile homes, barns, and garages will likely be destroyed.