The greatest number of tornadoes are rated EF0 so most likely about 80-90 mph
The average tornado is 50 yards wide and has wind in the range of 70 to 90 mph.
The wind speed of a tornado is inferred from the severity of the damage it inflicts.
The estimated wind speed of an EF0 tornado is 65-85 mph.
The actual maximum wind speed for a tornado is not known. The strongest wind ever recorded in a tornado was 302 mph.
An average wind speed in a tornado would likely be in the range of 80 to 110 mph. However, the tornadoes that cause major damage generally gave winds over 150 mph. These major events account for about 5% of all tornadoes.
The average tornado is 50 yards wide and has wind in the range of 70 to 90 mph.
The wind speed of a tornado is inferred from the severity of the damage it inflicts.
The estimated wind speed of an EF0 tornado is 65-85 mph.
In most cases the wind speed of a tornado is estimated based on the severity of the damage it causes.
The actual maximum wind speed for a tornado is not known. The strongest wind ever recorded in a tornado was 302 mph.
An average wind speed in a tornado would likely be in the range of 80 to 110 mph. However, the tornadoes that cause major damage generally gave winds over 150 mph. These major events account for about 5% of all tornadoes.
Scientists usually use the severity of the damage a tornado causes to estimate its wind speed.
The average tornado probably has peak winds in the range of 85-110 miles per hour, corresponding to an EF1 tornado. The tornadoes that cause major damage are stronger, but less common.
The largest tornado ever recorded was the El Reno, Oklahoma tornado of May 31, 2013. This tornado was 2.6 miles wide. Doppler radar measured a wind gust in the tornado at 296 mph, the second highest wind speed ever recorded in a tornado.
Tornado intensity is determined by damage, which is used to estimate wind speed. These wind speed estimates are used to sort a tornado into one of six categories from EF0 to EF5.
Wind speed is usually estimated based on the severity of damage that the tornado causes. In some cases it is measured by Doppler radar or, rarely, with an anemometer inside the tornado.
Scientists use the severity of damage that a tornado causes to estimate wind speed.