Typical F0 damage includes broken tree limbs with shallow rooted trees toppled. Houses lose shingles and siding. Gutters and awnings may fail.
No. An F0 tornado is simple a weak tornado, or one that does little to no damage. A gustnado is a vortex that resembles a tornado that forms in the outflow boundary of a severe thunderstorm. Gustnadoes can occasionally cause damage comparable to an F0 or F1 tornado, but they are not considered tornadoes.
Yes. In fact about 60% of all tornadoes are rated F0.
There has never been an F6 tornado. F0 is the most common type.
The last tornado recorded to have hit Alaska was an F0 on Popof Island on June 25, 2005.
The stronger a tornado the more energy it takes and most storms do not have the energy to produce a tornado stronger than F1 or are not organized enough to focus that energy into a tornado. Additionally, tornado ratings are based on damage and some tornadoes stay in open fields, causing no damage. Such tornadoes are rated F0.
F0
40-72 mph
There is no such thing as an F7 tornado. The maximum rating is F5. Even then, ratings for tornadoes are based on damage, not size.
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.
There is no particular size, as tornado ratings are based on the severity of the damage caused, not the size of the tornado. That said, F0 tornadoes are typically small. Most are less than 100 yards wide.
Yes. Newport, Arkansas was hit by an F0 tornado in 1992 and an F1 tornado in 1999.
Yes. F0 is the lowest rating a tornado can receive. Such a tornado peels shingles, damages signs, and breaks tree limbs. Tornadoes that occur in open fields and cause no damage are also rated F0. About 60% of tornadoes receive F0 ratings.