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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.
See section on this tornado family – This was an anticyclonic satellite tornado of the EF5 Greensburg tornado event; no damage occurred. [28] EF1 SSE of Greensburg (1st tornado) Kiowa: KS: 02:55–02:59 4.6 mi (7.4 km) 100 yd (91 m)
Firstly, this tornado wasn't "rare" or otherwise special; it happened in Kansas during the month of April, typically when tornadoes happen. Fails point one. As above, the tornado isn't special or rare, so it also fails point two. The tornado didn't break any records or was very strong, so fails point three.
Here's how tornadoes are rated on the Enhanced Fujita scale and what those ratings mean.
Some of the most notorious twisters in U.S. history were wedge tornadoes, including the EF5 that leveled Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011, and the El Reno tornado, which was a jaw-dropping 2.6 ...
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.
2011 Joplin tornado: EF5 1.0 mile (1.6 km) NWS Springfield: This tornado reached a maximum width of 1,760 yards (1.00 mi; 1.61 km) and holds the record as the costliest tornado ever. [50] 2011 El Reno–Piedmont tornado: EF5 1.0 mile (1.6 km) NWS Norman: This tornado reached a maximum width of 1,760 yards (1.00 mi; 1.61 km). [51] 2012 Bol'nitsa ...
Parkersburg, Iowa was particularly hard hit by a devastating EF5 tornado on May 25, 2008. On May 23, the Storm Prediction Center issued a moderate risk of severe storms for most of the same areas affected by the previous day's tornadoes, including Central Kansas, Southwestern Nebraska, Far Northeastern Colorado and Far Southeastern Wyoming.