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A tornado is rated on the Fujita Scale from F-0 to F-5 based on damage, which is used to estimtate wind speed.
F-0 to F-1 tornadoes can collapse chimneys, toss mobile homes off their fondations, and have the strength to push cars off the road.
F-2 to F-3 tornadoes can tear away roofs and lift and toss heavy cars.
F-4 to F-5 tornadoes have the strength to pick up and carry entire buildings an entire distance, toss steel beams, and crunch cars. These tornadoes are very rare but are responsible for 2/3 of tornado deaths in the United States every year.
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Are big tornadoes strong tornadoes?
Big tornadoes are usually strong, but not always. A large, poorly organized tornado is not likely to be very strong. Some tornadoes even weaken as they expand.
What percent of tornadoes are strong tornadoes?
In the United States, strong tornadoes, counted as those rated F2 or higher, account for about 11% of all tornadoes.
What percentage of tornadoes is considered strong?
About 20% of tornadoes are rated as strong (EF2 or stronger).
What are the 3 general categories of tornadoes?
Tornadoes are sometimes divided into "weak" tornadoes "strong" and "violent" tornadoes. Weak tornadoes are those rated EF0 and EF1. Most tornadoes are weak. Strong tornadoes are those rated EF2 and EF3. Violent tornadoes are those rated EF4 and EF5. They are the rarest of tornadoes, only about 1% of tornadoes are this strong.
Are the tornadoes in California weak or strong?
Most of the tornadoes in California are weak , though a few strong ones have occurred, some as strong as F3.
Can tornadoes happen everywhere?
Just about. If a place can get strong thunderstorms it can get tornadoes.
Will there ever be tornadoes in California?
Yes, there are tornadoes in California as strong as F3.
Does NJ have tornadoes?
Yes. New Jersey has had tornadoes as strong as F3.
Can tornadoes create other tornadoes?
Yes, some strong tornadoes create brief satellite tornadoes that circle the main funnel.
Is Wisconsin's tornadoes strong?
As with all places, most tornadoes in Wisconsin are weak. Wisconsin has had its fair share of strong tornadoes, though not as many as in Tornado Alley. A few tornadoes in the state have been rated F5.
Do tornadoes destroy houses?
Yes, strong tornadoes often destroy houses.
What kind of weather brings tornadoes?
Tornadoes are produced by very strong thunderstorms.
