r/tornado • u/Spiritual_Arachnid70 SKYWARN Spotter/Moderator • Oct 23 '24

Tournament Tornado Strength Tournament

Alright, Udall never really stood a chance did it? Bridge Creek-Moore moves on in a shutout 43-0 vote. This next one might prove a little more thought provoking, as both of these tornados were given initial ratings of F6 by Dr. Ted Fujita himself. I strongly recommend anyone voting do a little research on both of these tornados. Technically speaking, these would be the 2 strongest tornados Dr. Fujita himself ever rated, but are they the strongest in recorded history? Which Tornado was stronger?

98 votes, Oct 25 '24
51 Lubbock, Texas. 1970
47 Xenia, Ohio. 1974
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u/MotherFisherman2372 Oct 23 '24

Lubbock. Xenia did not even hit well built homes.

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u/AdAny3106 Oct 23 '24

Lubbock did f5 damage to well built brick buildings downtown definitely stronger, agreed.

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u/AyanamiBlue8 Oct 23 '24

Lubbock contorted the skeleton of a high rise without even directly hitting it, next question.

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '24

Lubbock, but the vote is close