F4 Tornado

1. An F4 tornado is the second strongest tornado on the retried Fujita Scale.
2. An F4 tornado has wind speeds between 207 and 260 mph (333 to 418 km/h).
3. Damage from an F4 tornado is described as significant.
4. In the United States, between 1950 and Jan 31st, 2007, there was 498 confirmed F4 tornadoes.
5. In the United States, between 1950 and Jan 31st, 2007, there was 2,204 confirmed fatalities from F4 tornadoes.
6. In the United States, between 1950 and Jan 31st, 2007, there was 30,108 confirmed injuries from F4 tornadoes.
7. In the United States, between 1950 and Jan 31st, 2007, the deadliest F4 tornado was on 6/9/1953 and killed 94 people in Massachusetts.
8. In the United States, between 1950 and Jan 31st, 2007, the F4 tornado to cause the most injuries was on 4/10/1979 and injured 1,740 people.
9. In the United States, between 1950 and Jan 31st, 2007 ,the year with the most F4 tornadoes was 1965 with 38.
10. On the current Enhanced Fujita Scale, an F4 tornado is now called an EF4 tornado.

Notable F4 Tornadoes

Below is a list of the top five deadliest F4 tornadoes between 1950 and Jan 31st, 2007.

• On June 9th, 1953, in Massachusetts, an F4 tornado killed 94 people.
• On February 21st, 1971, in Mississippi and Tennessee, an F4 tornado killed 58 people.
• On March 21st, 1952, in Arkansas, an F4 tornado killed 50 people.
• On April 10th, 1979, in Texas, an F4 tornado killed 42 people.
• On March 21st, 1952, in Tennessee, an F4 tornado killed 38 people.