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- initialism A rating of 5 (the highest rating possible) on the Enhanced Fujita Scale
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Examples
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The Greensburg twister, an EF5, that is the highest on the National Weather Service scale.
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It was the first EF5 tornado to strike Mississippi since 1966.
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Damage surveys are still continuing, but so far at least two of the tornadoes have been rated as EF5, the strongest possible on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, with winds of over 200mph.
Weatherwatch: Tornadoes lash out across the southern US states 2011
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The tornado — an EF5 monster packing 200 mph winds — was the deadliest since 1950 and more than 900 people were injured.
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But the damage was so complete in Smithville, the first town to register an EF5 the largest recordable tornado from the recent storms that many residents wondered if it will ever return.
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The first time the highest assessment of an EF5 tornado was used was for the twister that destroyed 95% of the town of Greensburg, Kansas, killing 11 people.
Michael DeJong: Greensburg, Kansas: From Green-town to Clean-town 2010
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The first time the highest assessment of an EF5 tornado was used was for the twister that destroyed 95% of the town of Greensburg, Kansas, killing 11 people.
Michael DeJong: Greensburg, Kansas: From Green-town to Clean-town 2010
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One natural disaster, the most powerful of which occurred in the U.S., that garnered little press internationally but nonetheless was overwhelming to those that lived through it, was the EF5 tornado in the Southwest corner of Kansas on May 4, 2007.
Michael DeJong: Greensburg, Kansas: From Green-town to Clean-town 2010
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As part of their green initiative and to additionally avoid potential devastation from future tornadoes, the first Eco-Silo Home was built to withstand winds in excess of 200 mph -- the average force of an EF5 tornado.
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One natural disaster, the most powerful of which occurred in the U.S., that garnered little press internationally but nonetheless was overwhelming to those that lived through it, was the EF5 tornado in the Southwest corner of Kansas on May 4, 2007.
Michael DeJong: Greensburg, Kansas: From Green-town to Clean-town 2010
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