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Originally, the winds of an F5 tornado were estimated to be in the range of 261-318 mph. However, this estimate was found to be to high and was changed on the Enhanced Fujita scale. An EF5 tornado has estimated winds over 200 mph. Winds over 300 mph have been recorded.

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