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The Xenia, Ohio, F5 tornado of April 3, 1974.This was one of two tornadoes to receive a preliminary rating of F6, which was downgraded later to a rating of F5. [1]This is a list of tornadoes which have been officially or unofficially labeled as F5, EF5, IF5, T10-T11, the highest possible ratings on the various tornado intensity scales.
Large, healthy trees are entirely debarked and snapped off close to the ground or uprooted altogether and turned into flying projectiles. Passenger cars and similarly sized objects can be picked up and flung for considerable distances. (Most recent example: 2024 Greenfield tornado) EF5: 201+ 323+ 0.05% Incredible damage
Eleven years later, it remains the most recent tornado to be rated EF5, the strongest possible rating on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. The 11-year gap is the longest since official U.S. records began ...
The 2011 Rainsville, Alabama tornado was a catastrophic EF5 tornado that struck parts of northeast Alabama on the late afternoon of April 27, 2011. It was the fourth and final EF5 of the historic 2011 Super Outbreak , the largest tornado outbreak ever recorded.
Here's how tornadoes are rated on the Enhanced Fujita scale and what those ratings mean.
The 2008 Parkersburg–New Hartford tornado was an extremely powerful EF5 wedge tornado that devastated portions of northeast Iowa, most notably the town of Parkersburg, during the afternoon of May 25, 2008, resulting in catastrophic damage and nine fatalities.
The last EF5 tornado to touch down in the United States was 10 years ago. On May 20, 2013, at least 24 people died after an EF5 tornado wreaked havoc across Moore, Oklahoma. ... Up to 60% off must ...
The tornado, known as the Greensburg tornado, Greensburg, or GT in later studies, tracked 28.8 miles (46.3 km) through the area, killing eleven and injuring sixty-three others. The tornado was the first to be rated EF5 on the Enhanced Fujita scale after the retirement of the original Fujita scale in the United States on February 1, 2007. [2] [3 ...