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Worldwide, a total of 62 tornadoes have been officially rated F5/EF5 since 1950: 59 in the United States and one each in Argentina, France and Canada. Of the 59 tornadoes in the United States, 50 are officially rated F5 on the original Fujita scale (with dates of occurrence between May 11, 1953, and May 3, 1999), and nine are officially rated EF5 on the Enhanced Fujita scale (with dates of occurrence between May 4, 2007, and May 20, 2013). An additional four tornadoes which occurred prior to 1950, all in Europe, which three having been officially rated F5 or equivalent by the European Severe Storms Laboratory (ESSL) or the Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (TORRO) and one being rated EF5 by Keraunos and ESSL. This brings the worldwide total for official ratings of F5/EF5/T10+ or equivalent to 66. The most recent EF5 tornado occurred on May 20, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma.
| Day | Year | Country | Subdivision | Location | Fatalities | Notes | Rated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29 | 1764 | Germany | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Woldegk | 1 | Caused tremendous damage to vegetation, large debris from leveled homes was carried at distance over 10 km (6.2 mi). This tornado was among the strongest ever recorded and rated as T11, indicating potential windspeeds over 300 miles per hour (480 km/h). The rating was assigned based on several surveys by German scientist Gottlob Burchard Genzmer. Hail up to 15 centimetres (5.9 in) occurred during this tornado as well.[1][2][3] | ESSL, Genzmer |
| Apr 23 | 1800 | Germany | Saxony | Hainichen | 0 | Homes were completely destroyed, trees and shrubbery are debarked.[4] Several heads of livestock was mutilated to death.[5] | ESSL |
| Aug 19 | 1845 | France | Normandy | Montville | 75 | This tornado was rated EF5 by Keraunos, with the European Severe Storms Laboratory acknowledging the EF5 rating as its “maximum intensity”, though ESSL also rated the tornado F5. TORRO rated the tornado T10.[6][7][8] Several large, stone-built mills were leveled and partly swept clean. One of the mills was a four-story structure that likely collapsed. Debris was carried 25 mi (40 km).[9] | ESSL, TORRO, Grazulis |
| Jul 24 | 1930 | Italy | Treviso, Udine |
Treviso, Udine | 23 | An extremely powerful tornado, rated T10. A large stone monastery was partially leveled to the ground.[7][10] | TORRO |
- ^ "European Severe Weather Database". European Severe Storms Laboratory. 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ Gottlob Burchard Genzmer (June 9, 2005). "Beschreibung des Orcans, welcher den 29. Jun. 1764 einen Strich von etlichen Meilen im Stargardischen Kreise des Herzogthums Mecklenburg gewaltig verwüstet hat" (PDF) (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2005. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ "June 29, 1764 German F5/T11 Tornado". European Severe Weather Database. European Severe Storms Laboratory. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "April 23, 1800 German F5 Tornado". European Severe Weather Database. European Severe Storms Laboratory. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Tornado in Hainichen 23.04.1800". Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Tornade EF5 à Montville (Seine-Maritime) le 19 août 1845". Keraunos. Observatoire Français des Tornades et des Orages Violents. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ a b "British & European Tornado Extremes". The Tornado & Storm Research Organisation (TORRO). Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "August 19, 1845 France F5 Tornado". European Severe Weather Database. European Severe Storms Laboratory. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ Grazulis, The Tornado, 255.
- ^ "July 24, 1930 Italian F5 Tornado". European Severe Weather Database. European Severe Storms Laboratory. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.