It is possible but quite unlikely. No F5 or EF5 tornado has ever been recorded in the State of New York, but there have been a few F4 tornadoes. One tornado in Massachusetts in 1953 was possibly an F5.
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∙ 9y agoThe last F5 or EF5 tornado in Iowa was on May 25, 2008 when a large tornado caused EF5 damage in the towns of Parkersburg and New Hartford, Iowa.
No state in or west of the Rockies has ever recorded an F5 or EF5 tornado. These include Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. Other states without recorded F5 or EF5 tornadoes are on the east coast including Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts*, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia**, and Florida. *The Worcester, Massachusetts tornado of 1953 was officially an F4 but is believed by some to have been an F5. **One EF5 tornado in 2011 crossed into Georgia but was only an EF5 during its time in Alabama.
It's rare but possible. I remember when a tornado did some damage in Union County, New Jersey, not very far west of N.Y.C.
The most recent tornado in New York occurred on July 29, 2021 in the Bronx. It was classified as an EF-0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 80 mph.
If a tornado had struck the twin towers before their destruction on 9/11 they would likely have suffered broken windows but would probably not have collapsed. EF5 damage to a high rise building is described as "significant structural deformation," which could result in collapse. However, there has never been an F5 or EF5 tornado recorded in the state of New York.
I don't have real-time weather information. It's best to check with a trusted weather source like the National Weather Service or local news for the most up-to-date forecasts and alerts.
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Oklahoma is more likely to have a tornado. Although New York does get tornadoes Oklahoma has them far more frequently.
No, an EF5 tornado is the same as an F5 tornado in terms of wind speed and damage potential. The Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF) is an updated version of the original Fujita Scale (F) that was revised in 2007 to better correlate tornado damage with wind speeds.
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There already have been several.
It is impossible to predict when then next tornado will strike for any location.