F5 tornadoes?

[Charles Kuster]

Have there been any F5 tornadoes since 1999. I have been trying to keep up on the reports the past couple years but I could have easily missed one from 2000-2002. Also I know that there could have been an F5 that was in an open field and it was never rated but does anyone know if there have been any official F5 tornadoes since 1999? Thanks. :?:

 

[Jeff Wear]

There haven't been any tornadoes given a final rating of F5 in the United States since the OKC area tornado on 5/3/1999. The LaPlata MD tornado in April 2002 was initially rated F5, but later downgraded to F4.

 

[David Draun]

There's a very slim chance, but the Roanoke, IL 07/13/04 tornado could be the next F5. Probably not though.

 

[Scott A. Kampas]

There haven't been any tornadoes given a final rating of F5 in the United States since the OKC area tornado on 5/3/1999. The LaPlata MD tornado in April 2002 was initially rated F5, but later downgraded to F4.

The expert survey team that went in actually thought the damage as most characteristic of F3! Politics, another flaw in the Fujita damage rating system, but that's a factor in any human endavour.

Scott