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This page contains tables with information that is relevant or directly related to content in any of the Fox Union web sites.
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The Fujita Tornado Scale
See Belle's Story |
| F-scale |
Winds |
Damage Potential |
Examples (if applicable) |
| F0 |
40-72 MPH |
Light damage
Some chimney damage, branches broken off trees, shallow-rooted trees pushed over and signs damaged. |
Not available |
| F1 |
73-112 MPH |
Moderate damage
Peels shingles of rooftops, overturns mobile homes, and blows cars off of the road. |
Albertville, MN (2002) |
| F2 |
113-157 MPH |
Considerable damage
Roofs torn off frame houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted and light objects turned into "missles" |
Fridley/Spring Lake Park, MN (1986)*
Nashville, TN (1998) |
| F3 |
158-206 MPH |
Severe damage
Roofs and walls torn off of well-built houses, trains overturned, can uproot most trees in a forest and lifts cars off the ground |
Ladysmith, WI (2002)
Siren, WI (2001) |
| F4 |
207-260 MPH |
Devastating damage
Well-built homes leveled, structures with weak foundations thrown for considerable distance, and turns large objects into "missles" |
Granite Falls, MN (2000)
La Plata, MD (2002) |
| F5 |
261-318 MPH |
INCREDIBLE DAMAGE!!!
Well-built homes swept completely off foundations, Car-sized missles fly in the tornado for more than 100 yards, trees are debarked, and other incredible (and very deadly) phenomena occur. |
Moore, OK (1999)
Andover, KS (1991)
Tri-state Tornado (1925) |
Source: Storm Prediction Center
The Rabies Scale
See the Golden Fox Legend. |
| Level |
% chc of Fatality |
Window of Treatability |
Typical Vectors** |
| 1 |
Not Fatal |
Treatable at home, no doctor needed. |
Some Mice and Hamsters, Young Foxes |
| 2 |
Less than 1%*** |
2 to 4 weeks |
A few wolves/coyotes, adolescent foxes. |
| 3 |
Earth Strength
About 50% (untreated) |
2 to 4 weeks. |
Adult Male Foxes. |
| 4 |
About 90% (untreated) |
3 to 5 days |
Adult Female Foxes, Most Golden Foxes (regardless of gender) |
| 5 |
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!!
100% untreated. |
24 hrs or LESS
(possibly as little as 60 minutes) |
Alpha Golden Foxes only. |
NOTE: The good news is that all vulpine citizens can control their rabies and there is no danger to the human population unless they are really angry.
The Saffir-Simpson Scale (for Hurricanes)
See the Mason Island page on this site. |
| Category |
Wind Speed (MPH) |
Barometric Pressure (millibars) |
Damage Potential |
| 1 |
74-95 MPH |
>980 mb |
Minimal |
| 2 |
96-110 MPH |
961-980 mb |
Moderate |
| 3 |
111-130 MPH |
941-960 mb |
Extensive |
| 4 |
131-155 MPH |
920-940 mb |
Extreme |
| 5 |
156 MPH+ |
Less than 920 mb
| CATASTROPHIC!!! |
Source: National Hurricane Center
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*: Just for the record, I actually saw this tornado with my own eyeballs...I think.
**: Not all vulpine citizens have rabies.
***: The only fatal cases of level 2 rabies are those who have weakened immune systems.
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