There is not given size for an F5 tornado as ratings are based on damage rather than size. Typical F5 damage is well constructed houses blown clean off their foundations.
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.
The Tri-State tornado lasted for 3 hours and 29 minutes.
There is no set size for a wedge tornado. Generally a wedge tornado is one that appears to be wider than the distance from the clouds to the ground and the height of the clouds can vary.
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.
It depends. Some people mistakenly refer to the size of a tornado as its length, while width is a more appropriate term. No tornado has ever come close to 10 miles wide. However, in terms of. Path length, or the distance a tornado travels, a tornado can easily go for 10 miles or more. The most destructive tornadoes often have path lengths of 20 to 50 miles.
until the tornado ends and then the people fall and die or get injured
The longest tornado damage path on record is 219 miles.
The Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornado of 2011 was on the ground for about 90 minutes.
The Joplin, Missouri tornado of 2011 had a damage path of 22 miles.
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Yes, there have been tornadoes in Long Island.
As of May 16, 2012 the last tornado was two days ago.
It is impossible to make such long-term tornado predictions for a specific locations.
A typical tornado lasts one to five minutes. The longest-lived tornado on record lasted for three and a half hours.
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.
The average tornado path is about 5 miles long, but it can range from as little as a few hundred feet to over 200 miles.
The average tornado is 50 yards wide and travels 5 miles.