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F5 damage is characterized as incredible.
F5 damage includes well constructed houses being torn clean from their foundations and steel reinforced concrete structures suffering heavy damage.
Skyscrapers will suffer "significant structural deformation."
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Why is the biggest tornado called a f5?
It is not so much the biggest but the strongest tornadoes that are rated F5. The Fujita scale rates tornadoes from F0 to F5 based on how severe their damage is. F5 damage is the worst, it is complete destruction. F5 tornadoes tend to be very large, but aren't always. Size is not a factor in assessing tornado strength.
What is f(5)?
F5 is the strongest category of tornado which rates tornadoes from F0 to F5 based on damage. An F5 tornado can sweep a house clean off its foundation.
How many deaths were there when Elie F5 tornado occurred?
There were a total of 158 deaths when the Elie F5 tornado occurred on June 22, 2007.
Has there ever been an F6 Tornado?
No. The highest category possible is F5.
How long is anF5 tornado?
There is not given size for an F5 tornado as ratings are based on damage rather than size. Typical F5 damage is well constructed houses blown clean off their foundations.
Why was the Tri-state tornado a F5?
Damage photographs from the Tri-State tornado show large areas that were completely leveled, with some neighborhoods swept away. That is a strong indicator that the tornado was an F5.
What is a F4 and F5 tornado?
F4 and F5 are the two strongest categories of tornado on the Fujita scale. A damage based scale which rates tornadoes from F0 to F5. An F4 tornado will reduce most houses to piles of rubble. An F5 tornado will completely annihilate almost any house and wipe it clean off its foundation. Winds in an F5 can exceed 300 mph.
What if there was a tornado stronger than a f6?
It would be difficult to say, since the highest rating a tornado can receve is F5. In F5 damage, nbearly all structures are completely destroyed. House-sized structures are completely blown away. If a tornado were to theoretically attain F6+ intensity, it would be difficult, if not impossible to distinguish from an F5, as F5 damage is already total destruction.
Is an F9 tornado real?
No. The highest rating a tornado can attain is F5. The Fujita or F scale is based on damage. Since F5 damage is complete destruction there is no room for a higher category.
Is there any tornado bigger than an F5?
There are theoretical categories beyond F5 but none of theme have ever been used. Since F5 damage is total destruction there is no real way of rating a tornado higher than F5. Also, a tornado's rating is not dependent on its size. So a bigger tornado does not necessarily get a higher rating.
What is the intensity phrase for a f-5 tornado?
F5 damage is described as "incredible."
How is the f-scale measured?
The F-scale or Fujita sclae rates tornado from F0 to F5 based on damage. An F0 causes light damage or no damage at all. F5 damage is total destruction.
