[300magnum]

Under the old Fujita scale, it would have probably been a 5 either way.

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Here is the comparison I made in post 40.

Yeah, on the old scale a F3 tornado has winds of 158–206 mph. On the old scale a F5 tornado has winds of 261–318 mph. The new scale ranks a F5 tornado as having wind speeds of >200 mph.

So this was basicaly a F3 last year and a F5 this year.

[aft_lizard]

That would probably be incorrect. The old wind speed calculations are highly in accurate and with new radar technologies they are more accuarately able to determine speeds. If they had to go by old technologies they would have walked through and determined wind speed by the damage it caused, the damage on the ground is right on target with other F-5’s in the past. So no it wouldn’t have been an F-3, it would still be an F-5 according to the old scale(using the old technology). There is a reason you know why the new speed tops out at 236mph and not the 300+ MPH.

[Psycho_Bunny]

It’s....Not....Just....Wind....Speed.