There have been no confirmed F5 or EF5 tornadoes in Georgia* history but several F4 and EF4 tornadoes
For more details on these tornadoes from the past 62 years, see the related link below. Click on the markers for the tornadoes to find out about each one.
*One tornado on April 27, 2011 reached EF5 strength near the town of Rainsville, Alabama and later crossed into Georgia. However by the time it crossed the state line it was dissipating and was no stronger than an EF1 when it entered Georgia and so does not technically count as an EF5 for that state.
As with hurricanes the strongest winds are generally on the right side of a tornado.
The actual maximum wind speed for a tornado is not known. The strongest wind ever recorded in a tornado was 302 mph.
The Greensburg tornado was an EF5, the strongest category of tornado.
The strongest tornado in the Fujita scale is F5.
No. An F5 is the strongest tornado that is able to form.
It depends on the tornado. If it is a single vortex tornado the winds near at the edge of the core will be the fastest. However, many of the strongest tornadoes are multivortex, meaning that they have smaller vorticies (almost like mini tornadoes) inside the main vortex. In a multivortex tornado the fastest winds are within these subvortices.
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The Xenia, Ohio tornado of April 3, 1974 was an F5, the strongest category of tornado.
There were many tornadoes in Georgia in 2011. The most significant tornado was the tornado that struck the town of Ringgold, Georgia before moving into Tennessee, killing 21 people. The tornado was rated a high-end EF4.
Both are, but it is probably more likely with a tornado.