Is it possible for there to be a tornado above a rating of an F5? What if there was a really awful tornado that was worse than any tornado ever?
Just wondering. =]
2007-02-02 12:02:48 · 8 answers · asked by grav♫ 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Yes and No. True, there can be tornados stronger than an F5 according to the Fujita Scale, but the folks who control the Fujita scale say that the tornado will still be considered an F5, even if it exceeded the expectatioins for an F5 because there's no other category pass it and it will cause confusion.
2007-02-02 12:34:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. On the Fujita scale F5 is open ended. Despite movies like Twister (which had F5 tornadoes three years before Fujita had invented the scale) F5 tornadoes are very rare . You can't get a tornado stronger than F5. The scale is based on the damage caused by the tornado and once you have total destruction (F5), it doesn't matter what the tornado does after that.
2007-02-02 12:11:05 · answer #2 · answered by tentofield 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
i could say by using fact that is not in any respect got here approximately, it may be no longer easy to make sure. A cityscape might reason sufficient problems with airflow to severely abate the potential for a twister to arise sufficient velocity to somewhat sustain F5 windspeeds. status. The F5 that hit the place I stay back in '87 replaced into over a mile huge at that is midsection and destroyed each little thing in that is direction. Even stable homes have been picked up and tossed. None have been over 3 memories tall, besides the undeniable fact that. If an F5 hit a twenty tale skyscraper, i could nevertheless say the twister might desire to do numerous harm.
2016-12-16 19:51:56 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually the National Weather Service considered declaring the Xenia, Ohio tornado an F-6 because the devastation was worse then any other tornado they had observed but they didn't do it. But I think an F-6 declaration could happen.
2007-02-02 12:30:06 · answer #4 · answered by John G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, they just replaced the Fujita Scale with the Enhanced Fujita Scale. It addresses many of the shortcomings of the old scale. It makes estimates of tornado strength much more accurate, and it also lowers the estimated wind speeds. EF5 is defined as >200 mph instead of 260-317 mph. The scale goes from 0 to 5.
2007-02-02 12:22:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
no f5 is the worst caterogy ever
2007-02-02 12:23:25 · answer #6 · answered by Dylan3 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I suppose there could be.
2007-02-02 12:06:52 · answer #7 · answered by sophia 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no
2007-02-02 12:25:19 · answer #8 · answered by Eat organic stuff 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋