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Broken highway sign showing the type of “light damag” associated with the weakest tornadoes (ranking F0 on the Fujita Scale of tornado intensity). F1 tornado damage Public building shorn of its roof, the type of “considerable damage” associated with strong tornadoes (ranking F2 on the Fujita Scale of tornado intensity). F3 tornado damage Leveled home and overturned automobile, the type of “devastating damage” associated with violent tornadoes (ranking F4 on the Fujita Scale of tornado intensity). F5 tornado damage
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Tetsuya Fujita: References & Edit History

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First paragraph modernization. Apr 23, 2024
Anniversary information added. Nov 15, 2023
Anniversary information added. Oct 19, 2023
Changed the location of Meiji College of Technology from “Tokyo, Japan,” to “Kitakyūshū City, Japan.” Sep 07, 2021
Add new Web site: The New York Times - Tetsuya Fujita, 78, Inventor of Tornado Scale. Nov 06, 2017
Changed article title from T. Theodore Fujita to Testuya Fujita. Nov 02, 2016
"The Fujita Scale of tornado intensity" table revised. Aug 12, 2013
Article revised and updated. Jul 12, 2013
Article revised. May 23, 2008
Article revised. Oct 26, 2001
New article added. Jun 22, 2001
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