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In most cases, no and it does not have to be an F5. The average tornado, regardless of intensity, moves at about 35 mph. A cheetah can definitely run faster than this, but only for a short time as it will tire quickly. By contrast a tornado will generally maintain its speed for most of its existence, which for an F5 tornado, is usually for more than half an hour and often over an hour.
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.
As the original Fujita scale estimated, the maximum wind speed for an F5 tornado was 318 mph. However, it would be impossible for a tornado to be rated higher than F5 as actual ratings are based on damage and F5 damage leaves no room of a higher category. On the newer Enhanced Fujita scale the highest category, EF5, has no upper bound for wind speeds.
The highest category tornado is a F5 or EF5
In most cases, no and it does not have to be an F5. The average tornado, regardless of intensity, moves at about 35 mph. A cheetah can definitely run faster than this, but only for a short time as it will tire quickly. By contrast a tornado will generally maintain its speed for most of its existence, which for an F5 tornado, is usually for more than half an hour and often over an hour.
There are theoretical categories beyond F5 but none of theme have ever been used. Since F5 damage is total destruction there is no real way of rating a tornado higher than F5. Also, a tornado's rating is not dependent on its size. So a bigger tornado does not necessarily get a higher rating.
No. No tornado stronger than F5 has ever been recorded.
It is unlikely. There has never been a recorded F5 tornado in Colorado.
Note that tornado ratings are not based on size, and F5 tornadoes have been recorded at a wide variety of widths. One F5 tornado in Kansas was 2.2 miles wide. However, one F5 in Texas was less than a quarter of a mile wide, and narrowed to only 60 yards when it reach ed F5 strength.
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.
The rarest rating for a tornado is F5.
The Waco tornado was an F5.
In most cases an F5 tornado will be larger than an F1. However, tornado ratings are a measure of the strength of a tornado, not its size. F5 is the strongest category, and such tornadoes are usually very large, but a few have been fairly small. Conversely, F1 is the second lowest rating (F0 is the lowest) and such tornadoes are generally small, but some have been huge.
No. There has never been an F5 tornado recorded in Colorado. It has had a handful of F4 tornadoes.