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First, it is impossible to know how exactly strong a tornado is before it hits. But if a strong tornado is approaching you should be in your basement or storm cellar which is the safest place to be. Even if the tornado is an EF5 the portion of it with EF5 winds may still easily miss you.
What else can I help you with?
What is the wind speed of EF5 tornado?
An EF5 tornado has winds in excess of 200 mph.
How many houses can an EF5 tornado take down?
Potentially an EF5 tornado can destroy thousands of houses. However the measure of a tornado's intensity is not based on the quantity of damage but by the severity of damage. For an EF5 tornado the general indicator is well built houses that are completely removed from their foundations and blown downwind. Some F5/EF5 tornadoes have torn across rural areas, destroying only a few homes. But some of those that were destroyed were completely obliterated.
What is the highest tornado category?
The highest category tornado is a F5 or EF5
What is the most powerful type of tornado called?
The most powerful category of tornado is F5 on the Fujita scale or EF5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
What is the largest fajita scale for a tornado?
The strongest tornado in the Fujita scale is F5.
What is the top speed of a EF5 tornado?
There is no set upper limit for an EF5 tornado. Any tornado with estimated winds in excess of 200 mph is considered an EF5.
Has Florida ever had an F5 or EF5 tornado?
No. Florida has never recorded an F5 or EF5 tornado.
Have you ever seen a EF5 tornado?
No, fortunately I have not seen an EF5 tornado, that is in real life So, Yeah
Is EF5 the second dangerous tornado?
No. EF5 is the strongest tornado on the Enhanced Fujita and therefore the most dangerous type.
What was the date of the May 2011 EF5 tornado in Oklahoma?
The one EF5 tornado in Oklahoma in 2011 occurred on May 24.
What is the rate of the tornado in Greensberg?
The Greensburg tornado was an EF5, the strongest category of tornado.
Is a tornado given a number?
No, but it is given a rating based on the EF scale which ranges from EF0-EF5. EF0- Weakest tornado. EF5- Most violent tornado.
Is there such thing as an EF6 tornado?
No, the maximum rating is EF5. The primary factor in rating a tornado is damage, and since EF5 damage is total destruction there is no room for a higher category. Also, there is no upper bound for EF5 winds; any tornado with estimated winds over 200 mph is an EF5.
What is the rarest tornado rating?
The rarest tornado rating is F5 or EF5.
Is there a category six tornado?
No. The highest rating a tornado can get is F5 or EF5.
Was the largest tornado that ever hit Colorado an EF5 tornado?
No, Colorado has never recorded an F5 or EF5 tornado, the strongest was an F4. The largest tornado (by path width) on record in Colorado was rated EF3.
When was the last EF5 tornado?
As of February 13, 2015 the last recorded EF5 tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma on May 20, 2013.
