There is no given duration for a tornado of any intensity, but a tornado as violent as an EF5 will generally last fairly long. Most will likely last for at least 20 minutes. Some may last for well over an hour.
An EF5 tornado has winds in excess of 200 mph.
There were numerous tornadoes in Oklahoma in 2013. The most well-known of these, the Moore EF5 tornado, lasted about 40 minbutes.
The Joplin, Missouri tornado of 2011 had a damage path of 22 miles.
The Greensburg, Kansas tornado of May 4, 2007 lasted 1 hour and 5 minutes.
Potentially an EF5 tornado can destroy thousands of houses. However the measure of a tornado's intensity is not based on the quantity of damage but by the severity of damage. For an EF5 tornado the general indicator is well built houses that are completely removed from their foundations and blown downwind. Some F5/EF5 tornadoes have torn across rural areas, destroying only a few homes. But some of those that were destroyed were completely obliterated.
As of February 13, 2015 the last recorded EF5 tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma on May 20, 2013.
The last F5 or EF5 tornado in Iowa was on May 25, 2008 when a large tornado caused EF5 damage in the towns of Parkersburg and New Hartford, Iowa.
There is no set upper limit for an EF5 tornado. Any tornado with estimated winds in excess of 200 mph is considered an EF5.
No. Florida has never recorded an F5 or EF5 tornado.
No, fortunately I have not seen an EF5 tornado, that is in real life So, Yeah
No. EF5 is the strongest tornado on the Enhanced Fujita and therefore the most dangerous type.
The one EF5 tornado in Oklahoma in 2011 occurred on May 24.
The Greensburg tornado was an EF5, the strongest category of tornado.
No, but it is given a rating based on the EF scale which ranges from EF0-EF5. EF0- Weakest tornado. EF5- Most violent tornado.
No, the maximum rating is EF5. The primary factor in rating a tornado is damage, and since EF5 damage is total destruction there is no room for a higher category. Also, there is no upper bound for EF5 winds; any tornado with estimated winds over 200 mph is an EF5.
The rarest tornado rating is F5 or EF5.
No. The highest rating a tornado can get is F5 or EF5.