An F6 Tornado (EF6) is Becoming More and More Likely To Be Confirmed ..

F6 Tornado

Although there hasn’t yet been a confirmed F6 Tornado (or EF6 as is named in the updated Enhanced Fujita Scale) in recorded history, experts fear that is going to change within the next three to five years due to irregularities weather patterns and the severity of recent storms (at the end of this article we’ve posted what’s possibly the most economical weather radio.. but continue reading).  The closest we have come to confirming an F6 Tornado was on May 3, 1999 in Oklahoma in an area known as Bridge Creek. Estimated winds reached 309-318 mph (a possible “F6” was described by Tetsuya Fujita, the creator of the standard Fujita Scale as a possibility in the future, before the enhanced scale was adopted after his passing). A F6 would possibly be categorized as such, providing wind speeds eclipsed 318 mph. In addition to this, an F6 Tornado by Tetsuya Fujita’s defenition, not only required the wind speed to confirm such a storm, but as well confirmation of this speed via damage on the ground (as both the enhanced scale, and original scale adhere). The 1999 tornado outside of Oklahoma was close, but damage on the ground was consistent to that of an F5 by Fujiat’s original categorization. With the unusual weather patterns over the past 10 years experts fear a whopping F6 Tornado (EF6) is imminent.

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Below are four articles about the f6 tornado that seem to have the best research on the topic:

Tornado Wind Speeds Measured by Damage : Discovery News
http://news.discovery.com/earth/weather-extreme-events/how-fast-are-tornadoes-spinning-130520.htm
May 20, 2013 A “devastating” tornado today may have been rated as only … “Inconceivable” tornadoes, rated F6, have wind speeds of 319 miles per hour and …

 What is the likelihood of an F6 tornado occurring? – Fun Trivia
http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question95972.html
What is the likelihood of an F6 tornado occurring – trivia question /questions answer / answers.

The Indefinitive List of the Strongest Tornadoes Ever Recorded (Part …
http://extremeplanet.me/2012/09/09/the-indefinitive-list-of-the-strongest-tornadoes-ever-recorded-part-ii/
Sep 9, 2012 … Near the small community of Zion, the tornado hurled a Hummer a …. that Fujita “ toyed with the idea of rating the Smithfield tornado an F6.

Can there be an F6 tornado? – USATODAY.com
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/weather/resources/askjack/wfaqtorn.htm
On the previous Fujita scale, an F6 tornado was technically possible, but none was ever recorded. For a tornado to have received an F6 rating on the old scale,  … An F6 Tornado is becoming more probable.

 

 

Posted by on May 5 2014. Filed under Latest Buzz. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry

2 Comments for “An F6 Tornado (EF6) is Becoming More and More Likely To Be Confirmed ..”

  1. You linked my website, so I couldn’t help but respond to say that an F6 is not becoming more likely to be confirmed. On the contrary, the category does not even exist. A 700mph tornado is still an EF5.

  2. Latest Buzz -

    Thank you for your input. We enjoy your site (extremeplanet.me) due to the coverage of the most extreme weather ..by yours truly. What LatestBuzz.info is trying to get across is that before the original Fuijta Scale was graduated to the enhanced version, Tetsuya Fujita defined the possibility of a storm in which the wind speed’s could reach over 318 mph. He indicated that theoretically an F6 tornado was possible but in his research and findings, no tornado up to that point (or yet that we know of today) had surpassed that marker. The commentary was more an honorary remembrance to Tetsuya Fujita’s and his thought’s on the possibility of an F6 Rating one day in the future (before his passing, prior to the enhanced scale replacing his original). His notion also considered that improved damage analysis would be available in the future to help further ascertain an F6 Rating. With that said, you are correct in your rebuttal. Nice insight, and do stay safe –

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