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On May 03, 1999, a series of tornadoes hit the suburbs of Oklahoma City.
Now, this is not that unusual for Oklahoma except that one of the tornadoes resulted in a recorded wind speed of 318 MPH or 509 KM/H, the world's fastest tornado ever recorded.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoOn average tornado travel at about 30 mph, but speeds may range from stationary to over 70 mph.
Wind speeds in a tornado can range from 65 mph to over 300mph, with weaker tornadoes being the most common.
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∙ 9y agoThe fastest-moving tornado on record traveled at 73 mph at some points. The highest wind speed measured in a tornado was a gust to 302 mph, but it is quite possible that others have been stronger, but went without such measurements.
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∙ 7y agoThe fastest traveling speed on record for a tornado is 73 miles per hour, recorded with the Tri-State tornado of 1925. The fastest wind speed recorded in a tornado was 302 miles per hour, measured in the Oklahoma City tornado of 1999.
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How fast can tornadoes bee?
The fastest moving tornado recorded traveled with a forwards speed of 73 mph. The fastest winds recorded in a tornado were 302 mph
Can tornadoes travel faster then the speed of sound?
No. The fastest speed a tornado has peen known to travel is 73 mph, about 1/10 the speed of sound. The fastest wind speed ever recorded in a tornado was 302 mph, still less than half the speed of sound.
What is the fastest wind speed ever recorded on earth and location?
The fastest wind speed ever recorded on earth was 302 mph. It was measured in an F5 tornado in the Oklahoma City area on May 3, 1999.
What speed to do tornadoes go up to?
The highest wind speed ever recorded in a tornado was 302 mph. Other tornadoes, however, may have had faster winds that simply weren't measured. The fastest known forward speed of a tornado was 73 mph.
Do Hurricanes always move faster than tornadoes?
In terms of forward speed a tornado usually moves faster. The average tornado moves at 35 mph, sometimes faster than 60 mph. Hurricanes usually move at 10-20mph, rarely as high as 40 mph. In terms of wind speed a tornado can be much stronger The fastest wind recorded in a hurricane were 190 mph. The fastest winds recorded in a tornado were 302 mph.
Has a tornado ever traveled at 700 mph?
No the fastest a tornado is known to have traveled is 73 mph. The fastest winds ever recorded in a tornado were just over 300mph, which is about as strong as they get.
What is the fastest recorded speed ever on skeleton?
the fastest speed ever is 12874.97 mph
Has a tornado ever reached 1000 miles per hour?
No, the fastest winds in a tornado every recorded was 301mph. that was the Oklahoma tornado of 1999
How long would it take a tornado to go around the world at top speed?
The fastest forward speed ever recorded for a tornado was 73 mph, though the tornado that set the record did not travel that fast at all times. At that speed it would take about 14 days to circle the earth. The average tornado travels at about 35 mph, at which speed it would take between 29 and 30 days to circle the earth.
What is the world fastest tornado?
It is not known for certain. The fastest wind speed ever recorded in a tornado was a gust to 302 mph. This occurred in the F5 tornado that hit the Oklahoma City area on May 3, 1999. However, the vast majority of tornadoes never have their winds measured, so it is probably that other tornadoes had stronger winds.
What is the highest recorded wind speed where was it?
The fastest wind speed ever recorded anywhere was 302 mph (486 km/h) in an F5 tornado as it tore through Bridge Creek, Oklahoma on May 3, 1999. The measurement was obtained with Doppler radar, so it technically was not a direct measurement. The fastest directly recorded wind speed was a gust to 253 mph (408 km/h) recorded on Barrow Island, Australia on April 10, 1996.
What is the worlds fastest spinning tornado?
The fastest wind speed recorded in a tornado was 302 mph in the Oklahoma City tornado of May 3, 1999. However, wind measurements in tornadoes are rare and it is likely that other tornadoes had faster winds but did not have them measured. The fastest speed a tornado is known to have traveled is 73 mph. That was the Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925. This tornado also holds the record for duration (3 hours, 29 minutes), path length (219 miles), and U.S. death toll (695).
