Tornadoes

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A Tornado is a violent rotating coloumn of air which is in contact with both the Earth's surface and a cumulonimbus cloud.Metorologists have 2 scales to use to rate the intensity of a tornado:

Fujita Scale:

• F0:40-72mph(64-116km/h) Light damage.
• F1:73-112mph(117-180km/h) Moderate damage.
• F2:113-157mph(181-253km/h) Considerible damage.
• F3:158-206mph(254-332km/h) Severe Damage.
• F4:207-260mph(333-418km/h) Devastating damage.
• F5:261-318mph(419-512km/h) Total damage.

Enchanted Fujita Scale:

• EF0:65-85mph(105-137km/h) Light damage.
• EF1:86-110mph(138-178km/h) Moderate damage.
• EF2:111-135mph(179-218km/h) Considerible Damage.
• EF3:136-165mph(219-266km/h) Severe damage.
• EF4:166-200mph(267-322km/h) Devastating damage.
• EF5:Greater than 200mph(Greater than 322km/h) Explosive damage.