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What does F5 hurricane mean?
F5 hurricane means nothing.An F5 tornado is the strongest category on the Fujita scale, used only for tornadoes. Well-built houses are blown off their foundationsA category 5 hurricane is the strongest category on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. It has winds over 156 mph.
What is the highest tornado category?
The highest category tornado is a F5 or EF5
What are f5 hurricanes?
There is no such thing as an F5 hurricane.F5 tornadoes are the most powerful tornadoes on the Fujita-Pearson scale and have estimated winds that go over 260 mph.A category 5 hurricane is a hurricane with sustained winds over 156 mph
What is the maximum wind speed for an F5 tornado?
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.
How big is an F7 tornado?
There is no such thing as an F7 tornado. The maximum rating is F5. Even then, ratings for tornadoes are based on damage, not size.
What does F5 hurricane mean?
F5 hurricane means nothing.An F5 tornado is the strongest category on the Fujita scale, used only for tornadoes. Well-built houses are blown off their foundationsA category 5 hurricane is the strongest category on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. It has winds over 156 mph.
Category of storm is The Waco Tornado?
The Waco tornado of 1953 was an F5.
Is there a category six tornado?
No. The highest rating a tornado can get is F5 or EF5.
Has there ever been a category 5 hurricane?
No, because F5 is a rating for tornadoes, not hurricanes. To date there has never been a recorded F5 tornado in Florida. However, Florida was hit by two category 5 hurricanes: The Labor Day hurricane of 1935 and Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
What is f(5)?
F5 is the strongest category of tornado which rates tornadoes from F0 to F5 based on damage. An F5 tornado can sweep a house clean off its foundation.
An incredibly intense tornado has what for scale number?
The tornado generally describes as incredible is the F5 category.
What category is the Waco tornado?
The Waco, Texas tornado of May 11, 1953 was rated F5.
Has there ever been an F7 tornado?
No. No tornado stronger than F5 has ever been recorded.
How damaging can an F5 tornado be?
An F5 Tornado is the most powerful category of tornado possible. This tornado pulls well-built homes off their foundations and into the air before shredding them and wiping the foundation clean.
What is the difference between a f2 and a f5 hurricane?
F2 and F5 are ratings for tornadoes, not hurricanes. They are ratings on the Fujita scale, which runs from F0 to F5. An F2 is a fairly strong tornado capable of tearing the roof from a well-built house and completely destroying a mobile home. F5 is the highest rating a tornado can receive, indicating an extremely violent and destructive storm. Even the sturdiest houses will be completely obliterated. In some cases F5 tornadoes have destroyed entire towns. Hurricanes are rated on the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 to category 5. A category 2 hurricane has sustained winds of 96-110 mph. A category 5 hurricane has winds of at least 157 mph.
What is the deadliest type or tornado?
The deadliest category of tornado is F5. They have the highest death rate per storm.
What type of tornado is the most damaging?
The F5 (or EF5 as of February 2007) tornado is the most damaging category.
