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Would the category of F2 on the Fujita scale be considered "significant"?

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Category F2, or "significant" (winds of 113-157 mph; roofs blown off homes, sheds and outbuildings demolished, and mobile homes overturned), accounts for about 24% of all tornadoes.

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