User blog comment:SilentShadow87/What Makes an EF5 an EF5?/@comment-27987536-20170309201310/@comment-26014793-20170310060147

True. Context is key with cars and trucks. It depends on the building damage nearby and how badly mangled the vehicle is. Some cars have been thrown over half a mile by E/F4 tornadoes (e.g. the June 16, 2014 Stanton, Nebraska tornado); others have been thrown as little as 200 yards by E/F5 tornadoes (e.g. . the April 8, 1998 Birmingham, Alabama tornado). Like I said, none of these indicators necessarily mean EF5 damage on their own; an EF5 rating on the current scale only seems to be given if three or more of the criteria are met.