F5 is not a category used to rate hurricanes. The Fujita or "F" scale is only used for rating tornadoes.
Hurricanes are rated on the Saffir-Simpson scale in which a category 5 hurricane has sustained winds of at least 156 mph.
Fujita scale winds are only estimates, but the original estimates wind speed for an F5 tornado were 261 to 318 mph. However, this estimate is no believed to have been far too high and has been change on the Enhanced Fujita or "EF" scale to anything over 200 mph for an EF5 tornado.
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A hurricane's rotational speed must be at least 74mph(120km/h) to be called a hurricane, anything less and it is a tropical storm or depression. A hurricane can travel from a stationary position to speeds in excess of 70 mph depending on the upper level steering current winds. Most move about 15-30 mph.
No. There has never been an F5 tornado recorded in Colorado. It has had a handful of F4 tornadoes.
It could be any of a whirlwind, tornado, hurricane, cyclone, twister, vortex or dust devil.
Cyclones in the category of F5 to F6 don't exist. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which is commonly used to classify tropical cyclones, only goes up to category 5, with sustained wind speeds of 157 mph or higher. Any cyclone with wind speeds greater than that would still be classified as a category 5 hurricane.
As a category 3 hurricane, Sandy produced wind speeds of 115 mph in eastern Cuba.
If the wind speeds are very high, it will be a strong hurricane.
Hurricane Gilbert had peak winds of 185 mph.
The scale is based on wind speeds in the hurricane
The Labor Day Hurricane of August-September of 1935 had peak sustained wind speeds of 185 mph, making it a category 5 hurricane.
Ratings on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale are based on the maximum sustained wind speeds of a hurricane.
Hurricane Rita had peak sustained winds of 180 mph.
At peak intensity, Hurricane Rita had sustained winds of 180 mph.
If you are in a high rise building, estimates of wind speeds for Hurricane Sandy will be in excess of 110 mph.
the eye if the storm and the outer band wind speeds.
Wind speeds up to 175 mph