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The old scale lists an F5 tornado as wind speeds of 261–318 mph (420–512 km/h), while the new scale lists an EF5 as a tornado with winds above 200 mph (322 km/h), found to be sufficient to cause the damage previously ascribed to the F5 range of wind speeds.
This tornado was rated F5 by wind engineers on the basis of vehicles being carried long distances. Two pickup trucks were lofted for hundreds of yards, one of which traveled 1 ⁄ 2 mi (0.80 km) through the air. Peak structural damage was only of F2 intensity as two rural barns were obliterated. [60] The F5 rating was accepted by Fujita at the ...
Wind speed of 261 mph (420 km/h) or 116 m/s in tornadoes observed by radar, organized by the highest confirmed wind speed. Official rating Date Location Minimum peak wind speed Maximum peak wind speed Highest confirmed peak wind speed F5 May 3, 1999: Bridge Creek, Oklahoma: 281 mph (452 km/h) 321 mph (517 km/h) 321 mph (517 km/h) [d]
The tornado was categorized as an EF1, which is a tornado with speeds of 86 to 110 mph. To rank tornados, meteorologists use the Enhanced Fujita Scale , or EF Scale, to estimate the wind speed of ...
The 1977 Birmingham–Smithfield F5 tornado's damage was surveyed by Ted Fujita and he "toyed with the idea of rating the Smithfield tornado an F6". [13] In 2001, tornado expert Thomas P. Grazulis stated in his book F5–F6 Tornadoes; "In my opinion, if there ever was an F6 tornado caught on video, it was the Pampa, Texas tornado of 1995". [14]
The F5 tornado was estimated to be about a mile wide and had winds over 300 mph. It traveled at a record speed of 73 mph and destroyed more than 19 communities, including over 15,000 homes.
The 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado was a large, long-lived and exceptionally powerful F5 tornado in which the highest wind speed ever measured globally was recorded at 321 miles per hour (517 km/h) by a Doppler on Wheels (DOW) radar.
Once wind speeds get fast enough, these tornadoes can grab anything, from a roof off a home, to a car in a driveway. ... F5: Winds more than 200 mph. Are tornadoes predictable?