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The F-scale or Fujita scale was developed by Dr. Tetsuya Theodore Fujita as the University of Chicago in 1971. The highest rating on the scale is F5.

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Is there such thing as an f6 tornado?

No. The highest rating a tornado can attain is F5.


Is there a category six tornado?

No. The highest rating a tornado can get is F5 or EF5.


What is the highest Fujita rating for a tornado?

The highest Fujita rating for a tornado is F5, which represents winds of 261-318 mph (419-512 km/h). F5 tornadoes are considered to be the most powerful and destructive, capable of causing catastrophic damage.


How is fujita's scale different from a traditional tornado-rating systems?

It isn't. The Fujita scale is the traditional tornado rating system, and it was the first to be developed.


What is the highest measurement of a tornado?

The highest rating a tornado can attain is EF5. If you are referring to some other parameter, please specify in another question.


How do you get an F6 in Tornado Jockey?

well im sorry but there is no such thing as a F6 F5 is the highest tornado rating


Do f6 tornadoes exist?

No. The highest rating a tornado can acheive is F5.


Is f4 the biggest tornado?

No. The highest rating a tornado can receive on the Fujita scale is F5. F4 is the second highest rating. Even then, while very strong tornadoes tend to be large, ratings are not based on size; they are based on the severity of damage the tornado inflicts.


Who developed the F scale for rating tornadoes and what is the scale's highest rating?

The scale was developed by Dr. Tetsuya Fujita at the University of Chicago in 1971. Ths highest rating is F5.


Is f1 the biggest tornado?

No. For one thing, Fujita (F) scale ratings measure the strength of a tornado, not its size. F1 is the second weakest rating a tornado can get (F0 is the weakest). Weak tornadoes such as this are generally small, but occasionally can be large. The highest rating a tornado can get is F5.


What is the rarest tornado rating?

The rarest tornado rating is F5 or EF5.


What does the force of a tornado go up to?

The highest rating for a tornado is EF5 on the Enhanced Fujita scale or F5 in the original Fujita Scale. Winds in these tornadoes can exceed 300 mph.