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Most states have never recorded an F5 tornado. The states with no F5 or EF5 tornadoes on record are:
- Maine
- Vermont
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Massachusetts*
- Connecticut
- Rhode Island
- New Jersey
- Delaware
- Maryland
- West Virginia
- Virginia
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Georgia**
- Florida
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Colorado
- New Mexico
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- Washington
- Oregon
- California
- Alaska
- Hawaii
*The Worcester, Massachusetts tornado of 1953 was officially rated F4, but some scientists believe it reached F5 intensity.
** In 2011 an tornado, rated EF5, crossed into Georgia. However, by that time it had weakened to an EF1. All EF5 damage from that storm was in Alabama.
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Can you have an F5 tornado in Denver?
It is unlikely. There has never been a recorded F5 tornado in Colorado.
Has Florida ever had an F5 or EF5 tornado?
No. Florida has never recorded an F5 or EF5 tornado.
Has Colorado had any F5 tornado?
No. There has never been an F5 tornado recorded in Colorado. It has had a handful of F4 tornadoes.
Has there ever been an F6 Tornado?
No. The highest category possible is F5.
Can there be F5 tornadoes in LA?
Depends on whether you mean Louisiana or Los Angeles. Louisiana has had one F5 tornado since 1900. No F4 or F5 tornado in the United States has ever been recorded west of the Rockies. This would make it incredibly unlikely that an F5 tornado might hit Los Angeles.
How do F5 tornadoes form from a F1 tornado?
Tornadoes fluctuate in intensity. An F5 tornado is only at F5 strength for part of the time it is on the ground.
What was the most recent F5 tornado?
The most recent F5/EF5 tornado was the Moore, Oklahoma tornado of May 20, 2013.
What is the rarest tornado?
The rarest rating for a tornado is F5.
What is the scale of the Waco tornado?
The Waco tornado was an F5.
Can an F5 tornado be dangerous?
Any tornado can be dangerous. An F5 tornado is extremely dangerous. Hit by the full force of an F5 tornado, even the strongest houses will be swept away. Many F5 tornadoes are quite large, capable of leveling whole neighborhoods and killing dozens in a matter of minutes.
Was the tornado in freedom Wisconsin an F5 tornado?
To date there have been no F5 tornadoes in the Freedom area since 1950. If you are referring to the 1984 tornado, it was an F4.
Was the largest tornado that ever hit Colorado an EF5 tornado?
No, Colorado has never recorded an F5 or EF5 tornado, the strongest was an F4. The largest tornado (by path width) on record in Colorado was rated EF3.
