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A098517
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Minimum wind speed in mph for a tornado of Fujita (or Fujita-Pearson) scale F_n.
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1
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OFFSET
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0,1
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COMMENTS
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Sources give 318 mph as the upper limit of an F5 tornado. The Tornado Project link also shows an F6, "Inconceivable Tornado", of 319-379 mph.
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LINKS
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Table of n, a(n) for n=0..5.
National Weather Service, Storm Prediction Center, Fujita Tornado Damage Scale.
K. L. Ross, The Beaufort Wind Force Scale, The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale and the Fujita Scale of Tornado Intensity.
Tornado Project; St. Johnsbury, Vermont, The Fujita Scale of Tornado Intensity.
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EXAMPLE
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An F3 tornado has winds of at least 158 mph.
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CROSSREFS
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Cf. A097403 (Beaufort scale), A098516 (Shaffir-Simpson scale).
Sequence in context: A043936 A251123 A064635 * A260177 A260170 A260544
Adjacent sequences: A098514 A098515 A098516 * A098518 A098519 A098520
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KEYWORD
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fini,full,nonn
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AUTHOR
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Rick L. Shepherd, Sep 11 2004
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STATUS
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approved
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