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Original wind estimates for an F5 tornado are 261-318 mph. They were adjusted to 201+ for an EF5 tornado on the Enhanced Fujita Scale

However, these winds are not to be taken literally, they are merely estimates. The true means of determining intensity is damage.

In F5 damage well-built frame houses are completely swept away, their foundations left bare.

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