Fujita Scale for Damaging Wind
| Rank | Category | Mph |
Damage |
|
Weak |
40-72 |
Tree branches, signs, and chimneys damaged. Shallow-rooted trees pushed over. |
|
73-112 |
Roofs damaged, mobile homes moved off foundations, trees snapped, moving autos pushed off roads. | |
|
Strong |
113-157 |
Roofs removed from frame houses, large trees snapped or uprooted, mobile homes destroyed, boxcars overturned. |
|
158-206 |
Walls removed from well-constructed houses, cars overturned, most trees leveled. | |
|
Violent |
207-260 |
Well-constructed houses destroyed, cars thrown. |
|
261-318 |
Well-constructed houses lifted up and disintegrated, automobile-sized structured thrown over 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged. | |
|
319-379 |
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*Although it is possible that a tornado could reach F6 intensity, the evidence that it touched down would be masked by the damage caused by surrounding winds.