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Just how bad is an EF5 tornado?
2013-05-22 11:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: On Tuesday, officials at the US National Weather Service (NWS) upgraded the intensity of Monday's tornado in Moore, Oklahoma from its preliminary estimate of EF4 to EF5 - the top of the scale. But what does that mean? At its simplest, the highest level of the "Enhanced Fujita scale" indicates the highest wind speeds - greater than 320 km/h (200mph). Unlike the rest of the scale, EF5 has no upper limit. The NWS report suggests estimated peak winds just into the EF5 regime - far lower than another...
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