The enhanced Fujita scale.
The Enhanced Fujita Scale
Wind Speed
EF-Scale Intensity (mph) Typical Damage (Suggested)
EF0 Gale Tornado 40-72 Tree branches broken, chimneys
damaged, shallow-rooted trees
pushed over; sign boards
damaged or destroyed,
outbuildings and sheds
destroyed.
EF1 Moderate 73-112 Roof surfaces peeled off,
mobile homes pushed off
foundations or overturned,
moving autos pushed off the
roads, garages may be
destroyed.
EF2 Significant 113-157 Roofs blown off frame houses;
mobile homes demolished and/or
destroyed, train boxcars
pushed over; large trees
snapped or uprooted; airborne
debris can cause damage.
EF3 Severe 158-206 Roofs and walls torn off well
constructed houses; trains
overturned; large trees
uprooted, can knock down
entire forest of trees.
EF4 Devastating 207-260 Well-constructed frame houses
leveled; structures with weak
foundations blown off some
distance; automobiles thrown,
large airborne objects can
cause significant damage.
EF5 Incredible 261 -318 Brick, stone and cinder-block
buildings destroyed, most
debris is carried away by
tornadic winds, large and
heavy objects can be hurled in
excess of 100 meters, trees
debarked, asphalt peeled off
of roads, steel reinforced
concrete structures badly
damaged.
EF6 Inconceivable 319-379 Brick, stone and cinderblock
buildings destroyed, most
debris is carried away by
tornadic winds, large and
heavy objects can be hurled in
excess of 100 meters, trees
debarked, asphalt peeled off
of roads, steel reinforced
concrete structures badly
damaged.
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