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What is the strongest tornado recorded?
El Reno
A tornado that touched down in El Reno, Oklahoma, on May 31, 2013, measured 2.6 miles wide at one point, easily breaking the record for the widest tornado ever observed. Back in 1999, a mobile Doppler weather radar recorded winds of more than 300 mph in an F5 tornado that touched down south of Oklahoma City.
Has there ever been an F6 tornado recorded?
There is no such thing as an F6 tornado, even though Ted Fujita plotted out F6-level winds. The Fujita scale, as used for rating tornados, only goes up to F5. Even if a tornado had F6-level winds, near ground level, which is *very* unlikely, if not impossible, it would only be rated F5.
Is an F6 tornado possible?
When Dr. Fujita developed the F scale, he created a scale that ranges from F0 to F12, with estimated F12 winds up to mach 1 (the speed of sound). But he added that “tornadoes are not expected to reach F6 wind speeds.” This leaves only the F0 to F5 range as the actual tornado F scale.
What was the weakest tornado in history?
F0 Tornado
An F0 tornado is the weakest tornado on the retired Fujita Scale. An F0 will have wind speeds less than 73 mph (116 km/h).
Is a f12 tornado possible?
An F12 tornado would have winds of about 740 MPH, the speed of sound. Roughly 3/4 of all tornadoes are EF0 or EF1 tornadoes and have winds that are less than 100 MPH. EF4 and EF5 tornadoes are rare but cause the majority of tornado deaths….
| Damage Indicator | Description |
|---|---|
| 26 | Free standing light pole |
| 27 | Tree (softwood) |
What is the most destructive tornado in US history?
The most “extreme” tornado in recorded history was the Tri-State Tornado, which spread through parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana on March 18, 1925.
What is the deadliest tornado ever recorded?
The deadliest tornado in world history was the Daulatpur–Saturia tornado in Bangladesh on April 26, 1989, which killed approximately 1,300 people.
What was the worst tornado in America?
The worst tornado on record in the US was the “Tri-State” tornado that killed 695 people in Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana on March 18, 1925.