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That is difficult to determine exactly. The strongest winds ever recorded in a tornado were 302 mph in a tornado that hit the Oklahoma City area on May 3, 1999. However, very few tornadoes get their winds measured, so others were probably more violent. There are a number of candidates for "most violent tornado", such as the Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925.
However, the tornado that seems to stand out is the tornado that struck the small town of Jarrell, Texas on May 27, 1997. This F5 tornado moved over the Double Creek Estates subdivision at peak strength and essentially erased it.
Unlike other tornadoes this storm did not leave a filed of debris and mangled trees: virtually everything was swept away and pulverized. Houses were wiped clean off their foundations, trees and power pulls were sheared off at ground level, grass, roads, driveways, and over a foot of topsoil were stripped away. The debris found from this area was finely granulated.
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What year had the most violent tornadoes?
The year with the most violent tornadoes on record was 1974, with a total of 36 tornadoes rated as violent.
What area in the US has the most record tornadoes in a year what was the number?
tornado alley is where most tornadoes are located.
What was the worst tornado season?
It is hard to say which one was the "worst" as that is somewhat subjective. The deadliest tornado season on record was that of 1925. On March 18 of that year the Tri-State tornado, the deadliest single tornado in U.S. history, killed 695 people. This death toll alone is greater than that of any other tornado season in the U.S. In all the 1925 tornado season killed 794 people. The deadliest tornado season that does not owe its severity to a single tornado was the 2011 tornado season, which left 553 dead, with most deaths resulting from the Super Outbreak and the Joplin tornado. April 2011 had, by far, the highest number of tornadoes on record at 758. The month also produced the 2011 Super Outbreak of April 25-28. It was the largest tornado outbreak on record, spawning more than 350 tornadoes in just over 3 days including a 24-hour record of 207 tornadoes on April 27. Four of those tornadoes were rated EF5, marking only the second time that more than two F5 or EF5 tornadoes occurred in a single day. May 22 produced the Joplin, Missouri tornado, which killed 158 people and cost $2.8 billion in damage, the costliest single tornado in U.S. history and by far the deadliest in the era of modern forecasting. The most severe tornado season on record was in 1974. That year produced a record 29 tornadoes rated F4 and 7 rated F5, most of them during the Super Outbreak of April 3-4, the most violent tornado outbreak on record. That outbreak produced 23 F4 tornadoes and 7 F5s in less than 24 hours. Despite the higher number of violent tornadoes, 1974 fell short of 2011 in deaths due to three extremely deadly tornadoes in 2011.
What is the record for an f5 tornado for the year 2010?
There were no F5 or EF5 tornadoes in 2010.
Is many the best year for tornado?
May is a month, not a year. But it does have the most tornado of any month.
How many annual deaths in a tornado?
The United States suffers 60 tornadoes deaths in an average year. This number is gradually falling as warnings improve. Globally tornado deaths are generally not much higher as the United States sees most of the violent tornadoes.
Why is the grandberry tornado important?
The Granbury, Texas tornado of 2013 was a violent tornado, earning a rating of EF4, the second highest on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. It was only the second EF4 tornado of 2013 and, at the time, was the deadliest tornado to hit the U.S. in that year, though it would later be exceeded by the Moore tornado.
How big was the biggest tornado in America and what year was it?
The largest tornado on record in the U.S. or in the world was the El Reno, Oklahoma tornado of May 31, 2013. At one point it was 2.6 miles wide.
In what year did the most deaths occur by a tornado?
1989 when a single tornado in Bangladesh killed over 1,300 people. The deadliest tornado year in the U.S. was 1925 when a single tornado killed 695 people.
How many tornadoes hit tornado alley every year?
Most likely about 700 tornadoes affect tornado alley each year.
What year was the largest tornado outbreak?
The largest tornado outbreak on record lasted from April 25 to 28 of 2011 with 351 tornadoes. This outbreak also set a 1 day record on April 27 when 208 tornadoes touched down.
In what year did the longest traveled tornado occur?
The longest traveled tornado on record occurred on March 18, 1925. This F5 tornado, known as the Tri-State tornado was on the ground for 3 hours, 29 minutes and traveled 219 miles. This tornado also killed 695 people, making it the deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
