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There is no given appearance for a tornado of any given rating, though EF4 and EF5 tornadoes tend to be very large, typically taking on the appearance of large wedges or columns, but not always.
If there is enough visibility an EF4 or EF5 tornado will often show very violent rotation.
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What is the difference between a strong and a violent tornado?
A strong tornado is one that is EF2 or stronger. A violent tornado is one that is EF4 or EF5.
What happens if there is a super tornado?
If by a super tornado you mean an EF4 or EF5 buildings will be completely destroyed, some completely blown away.
What category is a 200 mile per hour tornado?
On the Ehnahnced Fujita scale, 200 mph is a borderline EF4/EF5 tornado.
What type of tornadoes are responsible for the most deaths?
mostly an EF5 tornado and sometimes EF3 or EF4 tornadoes
What does EF4 or EF5 mean?
EF4 and EF5 are ratings on the Enhanced Fujita scale, which uses damage done by a tornado to assign an intensity rating. The scale runs from EF0 to EF5. EF4 and EF5 are the two highest ratings indicating a violent tornado. An EF4 tornado has peak estimated winds of 166-200 mph. Such tornadoes level well-built houses and can strip the bark from trees. EF5, the highest rating, is assigned only to the most powerful of tornadoes with estimated winds over 200 mph, with some having winds in excess of 300 mph. Tornadoes of this strength wipe well-built houses clean off their foundations, completely blowing them away.
What is the violent tornado?
A violent tornado is one that achieves a rating of EF4 or EF5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. In such a tornado, well-constrcuted houses are levelled or swept away.
Can a tornado take a whole house away?
Yes, a house can be completely swept off its foundation by an EF4 or EF5 tornado depending on how well built it is.
How fast does an EF4 tornado go?
There is no such thing as an E4 tornado. An EF4 tornado has peak estimated winds of 166-200 mph. In some cases, however a tornado rated EF4 may have been capable of producing EF5 damage (winds over 200 mph) but did not impact any structures that culd yield an EF5 rating.
What category was the tornado in April 2011?
There were 758 tornadoes recorded in the United States in April 2011. This list will only include the most notable and the ones with the most media coverage. The Maplewood, Iowa tornado of April 9: EF3 The Tusha, Oklahoma tornado of of April 14: EF3 The Jackson/Clinton, Mississippi tornado of April 15: EF3 The Leakesville, Mississippi tonado of April 15: EF3 The Raleigh, North Carolina tornado of April 16: EF3 The Askewville, North Carolina tornado of April 16: EF3 The St Louis, Missouri tornado of April 22: EF4 The Vilonia, Arkansas tornado of April 25: EF2 The Tuscaloosa/Birmingham, Alabama tornado of April 27: EF4 The Hackleburg/Phil Campbell, Alabama tornado of April 27: EF5 The Smithville, Mississippi tornado of April 27: EF5 The Ringgold, Georgia/Cleveland Tennessee tornado of April 27: EF4 The Shoal Creek, Alabama tornado of April 27: EF4 The Rainsville, Alabama tornado of April 27: EF5 The Cordova, Alabama tornado of April 27: EF4 The Cullman, Alabama tornado of April 27: EF4 The Section, Alabama/Trenton Georgia tornado of April 27: EF4
How big was the tornado that hit Alabama in April 2011?
There were many tornadoes in Alabama in April 2011. The one you are referring to was probably the Tuscaloosa tornado of April 27. The tornado was at a mile and a half wide and appears to have been a borderline EF4/EF5, though the official rating is EF4.
Which are the most destructive tornadoes?
EF4 and EF5 are destructive with EF4 winds up to 166-200 and EF5 over 200mph destructive tornadoes like these can level houses and even completely blow them away.
What type of tornado hit Oklahoma in 2013?
Oklahoma was hit by numerous tornadoes in 2013, most of them of the supercell variety. Tornadoes of all intensities, ranging from EF0 to EF5 struck the state. An EF4 tornado struck Shawnee while an EF5 hit Moore.
