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How do you classify a tornado with winds 120 mph?
A tornado with estimated winds of 120 mph would be rated EF2.
What is a tornado rated at with winds of 100 mph?
A tornado with estimated winds of 100 mph would be rated EF1.
Can a typical tornado move from 10 to 20 miles per hour?
10 to 20 mph would be a slow moving tornado. A typical tornado travels at 30-35 mph.
What level is a 100 mph tornado on the fujita scale?
A tornado with peak estimated winds of 100 mph would be rated F1 on the Fujita scale.
How much wind does there need to be for a tornado to happen?
By the estimates of the Enhanced Fujita scale EF0 tornado winds start at 65 mph. However, this is only an estimate. It is rare to get direct measurements from inside a tornado. Note, however that whether or not a tornado has occurred is not defined by the wind speed, but by the manner in which it moves. A tornado is a violent vortex of wind in contact with the cloud base and the ground.
Can a tornado form at 10 miles an hour?
A slow-moving tornado tornado might travel at 10 mph, but a vortex with 10 mph winds would by no means be considered a tornado. The winds must be strong enough to produce damage.
What would an E4 tornado equal in a hurricane?
There is no such thing as an E4 tornado. You most likely mean an EF4 tornado. The estimated winds for an EF4 tornado are 166-200 mph. That is equivalent to a category 5 hurricane (winds 156 mph or greater).
What can a tornado move?
A tornado usually travels in between 30 MPH to 70 MPH.
How much time does it take for a tornado to pass in one mile?
It varies as different tornadoes move at different speeds. The average tornado, however, moves at about 30 mph. At this speed a tornado would travel a mile in two minutes. Some slow moving tornadoes may move at 10 mph or less. At 10 mph a tornado would travel a mile in six minutes. Some of the fastest-moving tornadoes have traveled at 70 mph. At this speed a tornado would move a mile in just over 50 seconds.
How much damge for a 45 mph tornado?
A 45 mph wind would not to much damage at all. A few tree limbs may break and some trees may fall, but that is likely the worst that will happen. Because of the lack of damage it will be difficult to verify that a tornado ocurred and the event will likely not even be counted.
Violently rotating columns of air with winds reaching speeds of nearly 400 mph are called?
That would be a tornado. But there is no evidence that speeds get close to 400 mph. The highest known winds in a tornado were just over 300 mph.
What category of tornado causes moderate damage and has wind speeds ranging from 86 mph to 110 mph?
Moderate damage and estimated winds of 86-110 mph would qualify a tornado as an EF1 on the Enhanced Fujita scale.
