It varies widley. An F2 tornado can lasy anywhere from less than a minute to over an hour. Most will last about 15 to 20 minutes.
An F2 tornado does not have any particular size. That is not how the scale works; it rates tornadoes based on damage. An F2 tornado (EF2 as of February 2007) is a tornado that tears roofs from well-built homes, derails trains, and destroys trailers. Winds in an EF2 are estimated at 111 to 135 mph.
The Tri-State tornado lasted for 3 hours and 29 minutes.
F2 indicates a fairly strong tornado that will tear roofs from well-built houses, lift, small cars, demolish trailer homes, and snap large trees.
In an F2 tornadoes, houses will often lose their roofs, but most walls will remain standing. Weaker structures such as barns and trailer homes may be completely destroyed. Large trees are often snapped or uprooted.
The Waco tornado of 1953 was a third of a mile wide had a path length of 23 miles. Data does not appear to be available on how long it lasted.
An F2 tornado can tear the roof from a well built house and completely destroy a trailer.
The last known killer tornado, as of October 15, 2012 was an F2 in Wycinki, Poland that killed person.
Yes, on average an F2 tornado injures only 1 or 2 people
The Vaughn, Ontario tornado of 2009 was an F2.
The last recorded tornado in Killeen, Texas, occurred on May 27, 1997. This tornado was rated as an F2 on the Fujita scale, causing damage in the area. Since then, there have been no reported tornadoes in Killeen.
An F2 tornado does not have any particular size. That is not how the scale works; it rates tornadoes based on damage. An F2 tornado (EF2 as of February 2007) is a tornado that tears roofs from well-built homes, derails trains, and destroys trailers. Winds in an EF2 are estimated at 111 to 135 mph.
F2 is a rating on the Fujita scale, which assess tornado intensity based on damage. The scale runs from F0 at the weakest to F5 at the strongest. F2 indicates a strong tornado (most tornadoes are F0 or F1) that can tear the roof from a well-built house and lift cars off the ground.
Estimated winds for an F2 tornado on the original Fujita scale are 113 to 157 mph. It was later found that this estimate was not quite right for the damage inflicted by an F2 tornado and so was refined to a range of 111 to 135 mph for an EF2 tornado.
Wind estimates for an F2 tornado on the original Fujita scale are 113-157 mph. This was later found to be inaccurate and was changed to 111-135 mph for an EF2 tornado.
Yes. Baltimore was hit by an F2 tornado in 1973, an F0 tornado in 1996, an EF1 tornado in 2010, and an EF0 tornado in 2013.
Yes. Hamtramck Michigan was affected by an F2 tornado on July 2, 1997
As of May 16, 2012 the last tornado was two days ago.