Jul 5, 2004 · I've heard that the Fujita scale has an F6 classification, which is for tornaodes with winds past 318 miles an hour. What tornadoes have come close to hitting this? I was …

Jun 30, 2025 · An F6 "inconceivable" tornado doesn't exist, by definition. However an F6 (319-???mph) "inconceivable" tornado, by definition, would exist, if that windspeed was accurately …

Nov 29, 2005 · Fujita's wind speeds associated with the damage were a guess. Given that it was a scientifically researched guess, but still, a guess. There were no methods to use to actually …

Nov 18, 2005 · If I remember right, the estimated wind speeds of a tornado have only exceeded 300 mph once, that being the May 3 1999 tornado. They arent saying a tornado can have a …

Nov 28, 2005 · 5) No surface wind speed measured has ever come that close to a high end F5. Again, the fastest wind speed “recordedâ€￾ in a tornado was May 3, 1999 found between …

Jan 31, 2017 · The significance of the "318mph" wind speed reference is due to the fact that in 1999, an F5 tornado had a wind speed estimate range of 261-318mph on the Fujita Tornado …

Jul 20, 2004 · F-scale ratings are assigned based on the severity of the damage caused, *not* on wind speed. Although some of the damage was incredible (as it is with any F5 tornado), the …

Oct 7, 2008 · Introduced by Mike Smith in another thread, this recent publication presents an analysis of wind speeds in tornadoes estimated by mobile Doppler radar versus the assigned …

Dec 9, 2003 · We have a hard enough time determining tornado wind speeds to begin with, so any comparative study of tornado winds and 88D would be difficult I would think. The know Dr. …

Jan 14, 2011 · If you have a known camera position and a known tornado location, why isn't photogrammetry capable of measuring windspeeds in tornadoes and used regularly? The …