Fujita Scale

Category
Wind Speed
Typical Damage
 
F0
40 – 72 mph
Broken tree branches, antennas blown down
F1
73 – 112 mph
Mobile homes moved overturned or moved off foundation
F2
113 – 157 mph
Significant building damage, trees uprooted and knocked down, mobile homes and other light structures destroyed
F3
158 – 208 mphCars and trucks thrown about, building walls and roofs torn off
F4
207 – 260 mph
Little chance of anything in tornado path escaping destruction
F5
Over 260 mph
Entire homes lifted from foundation, cars thrown hundreds of feet
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