No. No tornado of such intensity came anywhere near Cleveland during that time. The strongest in the Cleveland area was an F2 in 1970. One tornado in 1965 may have been at F5 intensity when it hit Strongsville, southwest of Cleveland.
The Xenia, Ohio tornado of April 3, 1974 was an F5, the strongest category of tornado.
Tornadoes fluctuate in intensity. An F5 tornado is only at F5 strength for part of the time it is on the ground.
The rarest rating for a tornado is F5.
The highest category tornado is a F5 or EF5
The strongest tornado in the Fujita scale is F5.
The Xenia, Ohio tornado of April 3, 1974 was an F5, the strongest category of tornado.
Yes. Pennsylvania experienced its only recorded F5 tornado on May 31, 1985. The tornado first touched down in eastern Ohio, where it struck the communities of Newton Falls and Niles. It then crossed into Pennsylvania where it hit Hermitage and Wheatland in Mercer County. In all, the tornado killed 18 people. There was F5 damage in both Ohio and Pennsylvania.
The most destructive tornado in Ohio history was the Xenia tornado of April 3, 1974. This F5 tornado killed 34 people and caused $439 million in property damage (in 2011 U.S. dollars).
There have been a number of major tornadoes in Ohio, the worst however was the Xenia, Ohio tornado of April 3, 1974. This tornado was rated F5, the highest intensity level for tornadoes and was one of the strongest and most destructive tornadoes of the 20th century.
It is unlikely. There has never been a recorded F5 tornado in Colorado.
Ohio has experienced tornadoes as strong as F5. Perhaps the worst was the tornado that struck Xenia, Ohio on April 3, 1974. The damage caused by that tornado was equivalent to over $ 1 billion in today's money. 31 people were killed. The tornado was so damaging that Tetsuya Fujita himself considered adding an F6 category to the F0-F5 ratings already in use.
No. Florida has never recorded an F5 or EF5 tornado.
Tornadoes fluctuate in intensity. An F5 tornado is only at F5 strength for part of the time it is on the ground.
The most recent F5/EF5 tornado was the Moore, Oklahoma tornado of May 20, 2013.
Yes. Although not as common as in Tornado Alley, tornadoes are fairly common in Ohio. The state has even seen several F5 tornadoes.
The rarest rating for a tornado is F5.
The Waco tornado was an F5.