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Fujita Scale
Table below courtesy
of the Storm
Prediction Center.*
| F-Number |
Wind speed MPH (KTS) |
Damage Description |
| F0 |
<73
(<63)
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Light damage: Some damage to chimneys;
branches broken off trees; shallow-rooted trees pushed over,
sign boards damaged. |
| F1 |
73-112
(64-97) |
Moderate damage: Peels surface off roofs; mobile homes
pushed off foundations or overturned; moving autos blown off
roads. |
| F2 |
113-157
(98-136) |
Considerable damage: Roofs torn off frame houses; mobile
homes demolished; boxcars overturned; large trees snapped or
uprooted; light-object missiles generated; cars lifted off ground. |
| F3 |
158-206
(137-179) |
Severe damage: Roofs and some walls torn off well-constructed
houses; trains overturned; most trees in forest uprooted; heavy
cars lifted off the ground and thrown. |
| F4 |
207-260
(180-226) |
Devastating damage: Well-constructed houses leveled;
structures with weak foundation blown away some distance; cars
thrown and large missiles generated. |
| F5 |
261-318
(227-276) |
Incredible damage: Strong frame houses leveled off
foundations and swept away; automobile-sized missiles fly through
the air at distances in excess of 100 meters (109 yards); trees
debarked; incredible phenomena will occur. |
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