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It ranges from EF0 to EF5 based on the degree of damage the tornado causes.
An EF0 tornado causes only light damage (broken tree limbs, shingles missing) estimated wind speeds of 65- 85mph
An EF1 causes moderate damage (significant loss of roof surface, windows broken) with estimated wind speeds of 86 - 110mph
An EF2 causes significant damage (roof completely torn off, cars flipped, trailers demolished) with estimated winds of 111 - 135mph
An EF3 causes severe damage (walls torn from well built homes, many trees uprooted, trains thrown) with estimated winds of 136 - 165mph
An EF4 causes devastating damage (homes leveled, trees stripped of bark) with estimated winds of 166 - 200mph
An EF5 tornado causes total devastation (well built homes torn clean from foundations, concrete structures flattened) with estimated wind speeds of over 200mph
What else can I help you with?
What kind of storms are classified on the Fujita Scale?
The Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes based on wind speed. It ranges from F0 (weakest) to F5 (strongest), with each category corresponding to a range of wind speeds and associated damage.
What is the scale that measures the severity of tornadoes?
The scale that measures the severity of tornadoes is called the Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF-Scale). It ranges from EF0 (weakest) to EF5 (strongest), and it categorizes tornadoes based on the damage they cause and the estimated wind speeds.
What are the weather conditions like at the fujita scale?
The Fujita scale is not a weather event, it is a system of rating tornadoes. So thet Fujita scale does not have its own weather conditions.
When was a f-0 tornado classified?
The F0 category was first created in 1971 along with all the other categories F1 to F5. Tornadoes receive F0 (and now EF0) ratings all the time, accounting for more than half of all tornadoes.
Who is the creator of the fujita scale?
The Fujita scale was created by Dr. Tetsuya Theodore Fujita, a Japanese-American meteorologist known for his research on severe storms and tornadoes. The scale, also known as the Fujita-Pearson scale, categorizes tornado intensity based on damage assessment.
Does the fujita scale measure hurricanes intensity?
No. Hurricanes are classified on the Saffir-Simpson scale. The Fujita scale is used to rate tornadoes.
How are tornados classfied?
Tornadoes are classified on the Fujita scale from F0 to F5 (or, more recently, the Enhanced Fujita scale from EF0 to EF5) based on the severity of damage they cause.
What scale do the us have for tornadoes?
the fujita scale coverted into Enhanced fujita scale
What is the Fujita scale used for?
The Fujita scale is used to classify tornadoes.
What is the name of the scale currently used to classify tornadoes?
Tornadoes in the U.S. are currently classified on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
What kind of storms are classified on the Fujita Scale?
The Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes based on wind speed. It ranges from F0 (weakest) to F5 (strongest), with each category corresponding to a range of wind speeds and associated damage.
With what scale can you mesaure a tornadoes damage?
fujita scale now known as the enhanced fujita scale
What is the scale called to categorize tornadoes?
the fujita scale now called the enhanced fujita scale
What was the fujita scale measurement for Illinois?
The Fujita scale rates the intensity of tornadoes. It does not rate states. Tornadoes of all intensity levels on the Fujita scale, from F0 to F5, have ocurred in Illinois.
What is the name of the scale that ranks tornadoes?
The Fujita scale
Do tornadoes have a scale?
yes, they are measured by the Fujita scale.
Is measured using the Enhanced Fujita scale droughts floods hurricanes tornadoes?
The Enhanced Fujita scale is used to rate tornadoes.
