Tornadoes are not given names as hurricanes are, but they are typically referred to by where they hit.
Some notable F5* tornadoes include:
The Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925
The Flint, Michigan tornado of June 8, 1953
The Xenia, Ohio tornado of April 3, 1974
The Bridge Creek/Moore, Oklahoma tornado of May 3, 1999
The Hackleburg, Alabama tornado of April 27, 2011
The Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22, 2011
The Moore, Oklahoma tornado of May 20, 2013
*Tornadoes in the U.S. from February 2007 onwards are rated on the "EF" scale, but for all intents and purposes EF5 is the same as F5.
Yes, there have been dozens.
Since 1950 there have been 59 confirmed F5 or EF5 tornadoes.
The number may even be higher as some ratings are disputed.
Some of these include The Edmonton, Alberta tornado of July 31, 1987 and the Red Rock, Oklahoma tornado of April 26, 1991. Both of these were officially rated F4, but likely reached F5 intensity.
Tornadoes do not have names, hurricanes do. A tornado will instead be referred to by the place or places it hits, or by a town it occurs near.
Examples of powerful tornadoes in recent years included the 2013 Moore tornado, the 2011 Joplin tornado, and the 2011 Smithville, Mississippi tornado.
The F5 tornado of 1999 May 3, 1999 does not have a name, nor does any tornado. It is often called the Oklahoma City tornado, the Moore tornado, or the Bridge Creek-Moore tornado in reference to the areas it hit.
It is unlikely. There has never been a recorded F5 tornado in Colorado.
No. Florida has never recorded an F5 or EF5 tornado.
An F5 tornado does not form directly from an F1 tornado. Tornado intensity is determined by the Enhanced Fujita Scale based on wind speeds and damage. It is possible for a tornado to rapidly intensify due to various atmospheric conditions, leading to an increase in intensity from an F1 to an F5 tornado.
The most recent F5/EF5 tornado was the Moore, Oklahoma tornado of May 20, 2013.
The Waco tornado was an F5.
No. There has never been an F5 tornado recorded in Colorado. It has had a handful of F4 tornadoes.
Any tornado can be dangerous. An F5 tornado is extremely dangerous. Hit by the full force of an F5 tornado, even the strongest houses will be swept away. Many F5 tornadoes are quite large, capable of leveling whole neighborhoods and killing dozens in a matter of minutes.
To date there have been no F5 tornadoes in the Freedom area since 1950. If you are referring to the 1984 tornado, it was an F4.
F5 is the strongest category of tornado which rates tornadoes from F0 to F5 based on damage. An F5 tornado can sweep a house clean off its foundation.
F4 and F5 are the two strongest categories of tornado on the Fujita scale. A damage based scale which rates tornadoes from F0 to F5. An F4 tornado will reduce most houses to piles of rubble. An F5 tornado will completely annihilate almost any house and wipe it clean off its foundation. Winds in an F5 can exceed 300 mph.
No, there is not