What is the highest level of a tornado?

EF5 level: EF5 level wind speed exceeds 200 miles per hour, which is more than 322 kilometers per hour. Houses are completely blown away, cars are completely blown away, and the asphalt on the road will be blown away. Trucks, trains, trains all lifted off the ground. (The probability of occurrence is lower and higher, 20%-45%)

Other levels:

EF0 level: wind speed is 65-85 miles per hour, approximately 105-137 kilometers per hour hour, although weaker, it is still strong enough to break tree branches, roll up lighter fragments and break glass, and some chimneys will be blown off. (The probability of occurrence is extremely high, 53.5%)

EF1 level: Wind speed is 86-110 miles per hour, approximately 138-177 kilometers per hour. They can blow away the roof and destroy the prefabricated house. Some lighter cars will be blown over or blown off the road. (Higher chance of occurrence, 31.6%)

EF2 level: Wind speed is 111-135 miles per hour, approximately 178-217 kilometers per hour. They can blow heavy licorice bags hundreds of meters away , uprooting a large tree and allowing a truck to scrape off the road. (The probability of occurrence is moderately low, 10.7%)

EF3 level: Wind speeds are between 136-165 miles per hour, approximately 218-266 kilometers per hour. They can blow over a heavier car and knock over trees. It was blown off the ground, most of the house was destroyed, and the train came off the tracks. (Low chance of occurrence, 3.4%)

EF4 level: Wind speeds are between 166-200 miles per hour, approximately 267-322 kilometers per hour. They can blow a car away and destroy a solid building. Houses were flattened and trees were blown hundreds of meters into the air. (The probability of occurrence is very low, 0.7%)

Extended information:

Main types:

1. Multi-vortex tornado

Multiple vortexes A tornado (Multiple vortex) refers to a tornado with two or more vortices rotating around the same center. Multiple vortex structures often appear on violent tornadoes, and these small vortices tend to cause greater damage in the area where the main tornado passes. ?

2. Waterspout

A waterspout (or seaspout, English: waterspout) can be simply defined as a tornado on the water, usually meaning a non-supercell on the water tornado. Waterspouts can occur in oceans and lakes around the world. In the United States, waterspouts commonly occur along the southeastern coast of the United States, especially in southern Florida and the Gulf of Mexico.

Although waterspouts are by definition a type of tornado, they are less destructive than the most powerful prairie tornadoes, but they are still quite dangerous. Waterspouts can overturn small boats and destroy ships. When they hit land, they can cause even greater damage and take lives.

The National Weather Service will often issue special marine warnings when waterspouts are likely or visible over coastal waters, or tornado warnings when waterspouts are moving toward land. .

3. Landspout

Landspout (English: landspout, called dust-tube tornado by the National Weather Service) is used to describe a type of tornado that is not related to mesoscale cyclones. . Landspouts and waterspouts share some characteristics, such as relatively weak intensity, short duration, small funnel clouds formed by condensation, and often not touching the ground. Although relatively weak, landspouts can still bring strong winds and severe damage. ?

4. Fire tornado

Fire tornado, a very rare tornado form, is a combination of land tornado and flame. In 2010, Brazil, located in the southern hemisphere, encountered rare drought and drier weather, and wildfires broke out in many parts of the country. On August 24, a tornado blew up from a fire spot in Sao Paulo, Brazil, forming a rare fire tornado landscape.

The tornado picked up flames several meters high, spinning forward like a huge fire dragon. This "fire dragon wind" was photographed on the 24th. The "fire dragon" flew several meters high over the burning fields, blocking a highway. In order to extinguish this "fire dragon", the local area dispatched helicopters.

The area where the "Fire Dragon Wind" appeared has not rained for 3 months. Unusually dry weather and strong winds have fueled the fires here. Brazil's Global TV reported that the air in Sao Paulo has become as dry as the Sahara Desert.

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