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What is the wind speed of EF5 tornado?
An EF5 tornado has winds in excess of 200 mph.
What is the name of the scale used to find out how strong the tornado cell is?
Its called the enhanced fujita scale...it measures from an EF0 to an EF5 how fast the tornado was spinning. The wind speed is determined by examining damage.
How many houses can an EF5 tornado take down?
Potentially an EF5 tornado can destroy thousands of houses. However the measure of a tornado's intensity is not based on the quantity of damage but by the severity of damage. For an EF5 tornado the general indicator is well built houses that are completely removed from their foundations and blown downwind. Some F5/EF5 tornadoes have torn across rural areas, destroying only a few homes. But some of those that were destroyed were completely obliterated.
How bad can tornadoes get what category?
The highest rating a tornado can attain is EF5. Tornadoes this strong will wipe well-constructed houses clean off their foundations. Tornadoes rated EF4 and EF5 are often quite large and can completely destroy towns and neighborhoods.
What does EF4 or EF5 mean?
EF4 and EF5 are ratings on the Enhanced Fujita scale, which uses damage done by a tornado to assign an intensity rating. The scale runs from EF0 to EF5. EF4 and EF5 are the two highest ratings indicating a violent tornado. An EF4 tornado has peak estimated winds of 166-200 mph. Such tornadoes level well-built houses and can strip the bark from trees. EF5, the highest rating, is assigned only to the most powerful of tornadoes with estimated winds over 200 mph, with some having winds in excess of 300 mph. Tornadoes of this strength wipe well-built houses clean off their foundations, completely blowing them away.
What are some F5 tornadoes?
The most recent ten F5/EF5 tornadoes are:Moore/Oklahoma City F5 of May 3, 1999Greensburg, KS EF5 of May 4, 2007Elie, MB F5 of June 22, 2007Parkersburg, IA EF5 of May 25, 2008Philadelphia, MS EF5 of April 27, 2011Hackleburg, AL EF5 of April 27, 2011Smithville, MS EF5 of April 27, 2011Rainsville, AL EF5 of April 27, 2011Joplin, Missouri EF5 of May 22, 2011Piedmont/El Reno, OK EF5 of May 24, 2011
What are the most dangerous tornadoes?
The most dangerous tornadoes are those rated F5 or EF5. Perhaps the most dangerous situation is that of a large, fast-moving EF5 tornado that is obscured by rain and/or clouds. These factors have contributed to very high death tolls in some tornadoes.
What is the top speed of a EF5 tornado?
There is no set upper limit for an EF5 tornado. Any tornado with estimated winds in excess of 200 mph is considered an EF5.
Has Florida ever had an F5 or EF5 tornado?
No. Florida has never recorded an F5 or EF5 tornado.
Have you ever seen a EF5 tornado?
No, fortunately I have not seen an EF5 tornado, that is in real life So, Yeah
What does EF5 stand for?
EF5 refers to the highest rating on the Enhanced Fujita scale, which runs from 0 to 5.
What does the E in an EF5 Tornado stand for?
The "E" stands for Enhanced, as EF5 is a rating on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
Is there such thing as an EF6 tornado?
No, the maximum rating is EF5. The primary factor in rating a tornado is damage, and since EF5 damage is total destruction there is no room for a higher category. Also, there is no upper bound for EF5 winds; any tornado with estimated winds over 200 mph is an EF5.
Is EF5 the second dangerous tornado?
No. EF5 is the strongest tornado on the Enhanced Fujita and therefore the most dangerous type.
What was the date of the May 2011 EF5 tornado in Oklahoma?
The one EF5 tornado in Oklahoma in 2011 occurred on May 24.
How fast does an EF6 tornado spin at?
There is no such thing as an EF6 tornado. Estimated winds for an EF5 tornado start at just over 200 mph and have no upper bound.
When was the last EF5 tornado?
As of February 13, 2015 the last recorded EF5 tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma on May 20, 2013.
