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The strongest tornado in the Fujita scale is F5.

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When is the fajita scale used?

the Fujita scale (not the fajita scale) is used to tell how powerful a tornado is.


How does the Fajita scale help determine the strength of a tornado?

The is no Fajita scale. The Fujita scale provides basic standards by which to assess the damage done by a tornado. Based on the severity of the damage a tornado is assigned a rating, which can range from F0 for the weakest tornadoes to F5 for the strongest.


What is the highest category on the fajita scale which is uses to rate a tornadoes intensity?

F5. And its the Fujita scale, not fajita.


Who created the fajita scale?

Dr. Tetsuya Theodore Fujita


Do scientist use a fajita scale for hurricanes?

No, scientists do not use a fajita scale for hurricanes. Instead, they use the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which categorizes hurricanes based on their sustained wind speeds and potential damage. The scale ranges from Category 1 (minimal damage) to Category 5 (catastrophic damage). The fajita scale, on the other hand, measures the intensity of tornadoes.


Scientists use fujita scale to measure hurricane intensity.?

scientists use fajita scale to measure hurricane intensity


What is the largest category tornado?

The worst tornado in U.S. history, the Tri-State tornado, was an F5. The worst tornado in the world was the Daultapur/Saturia Bangladesh tornado of April 25 1989. The intensity of this tornado is unknown.


What is the scale of the Waco tornado?

The Waco tornado was an F5.


What is the largest tornado?

The strongest category of tornado is EF5 (F5 in countries that still use the original Fujita scale). However, although these tornadoes are the strongest they are not always the largest. In fact, for nine years the largest tornado on record, which hit Hallam, Nebraska on May 22, 2004 was an F4. Though weaker than an F5 this is still and extremely powerful tornado. This was later surpassed by the El Reno, Oklahoma tornado of May 31, 2013, which was rated EF5.


How fast was the largest tornado?

The Largest tornado on record was rated F4. Based on wind estimates of the newer EF scale that would put winds in the range of 166 to 200 mph. Tornadoes can produce much faster winds than this, but that does not necessarily make them larger.


Who came up with the tornado scale?

The tornado scale, known as the Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF-Scale), was developed by a team led by Dr. T. Theodore Fujita in collaboration with Allen Pearson. It was an update to the original Fujita Scale of tornado intensity.


What is the name of the scale used to rate tornado damage?

Tornado damage has traditionally been rated on the Fujita scale. However, the United States and Canada now rate tornado damage on the similar Enhanced Fujita scale.