What is the Fujita Scale?
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The Fujita Scale (F-Scale) is a way of rating a tornado’s intensity. The intensity is based predominately on the wind speed and the structure and vegetation damage that the storm creates. Meteorologists, engineers and other scientists primarily in the United States are the ones that classify the tornados. The scale has five categories, F-0 through F-5, with F-5 being the most damaging storm.
F-0 is a tornado that has winds around 40-72 mph and causes slight damage to properties.
F-1 has wind speed around 73-112 mph.
F-2 tornados have wind speeds between 113-172 mph.
F-3 tornados have wind speed of 158-206 mph.
F-4 tornados have wind speeds of 207-260 mph.
F-5 tornados have wind speeds of 261-318 mph and cause total destruction of properties and vegetation.
All tornado watches and warnings should be taken seriously and appropriate measures to ensure safety should be taken.
The most common tornado is an F-1 with a frequency of 40 percent.
Second is F-0 tornadoes at 29 percent and F-2 tornadoes at 24 percent for a close third.
Less than 1 percent of tornadoes are classified as a F-5 or the theoretical “F-6” tornadoes.