The longest lived tornado on record lasted 3 hours and 29 minutes. This tornado, known as the Tri-State tornado holds several other records as well.
The longest tornado in the world happened in the U.S. in 1925.
The Tri-State tornado had the longest damage path. 219 miles
The longest a tornado is believed to have listed is about three and a half hours. That same tornado also hold the record for distance traveled: 219 miles.
The longest-lasting tornado on record was the Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925. It lasted for 3 hours and 29 minutes.
The longest lived tornado on record was the Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925. It last 3 hours and 29 minutes.
That is difficult to determine. Many of the longest official tornado tracks were actually tornado families, series of tornadoes forming in succession, rather than individual tornadoes.
The widest tornado every recorded was 2.5 miles wide.
The longest tornado path ever recorded was 219 miles long.
The longest tornado damage path on record is 219 miles.
No, the longest a tornado has been known to last was about 3 and a half hours.
"Longest" can have a few interpretations. The longest damage path and longest duration of any known tornado both go to the Tri State Tornado, which roared through Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana on March 18, 1925. It traveled 219 miles and last 3 hours 29 minutes. Some also say longest to mean the widest, in terms of the size of the tornado itself. That title goes to the Hallam, Nebraska tornado of May 22, 2004, which reached a maximum width of 2.5 miles.
The widest tornado on record was 2.6 miles. The longest distance on record traveled by a tornado is 219 miles.