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On May 03, 1999a series of tornados hit the suburbs of Oklahoma City. Now, this is not that unusual for Oklahoma except that one of the tornados resulted in a recorded wind speed of 318 MPH or 509 KM/H, the world's fastest tornado ever recorded. The tornado ranked F-5 on the 0 to 6 Fujita scale, just 1 MPH short of being classified a F-6, a feat that has not been accomplished to this day.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe highest wind speed recorded in a tornado (302 mph +/- 20) occurred on May 3, 1999 in an F5 tornado near Moore, Oklahoma.
However, very few tornadoes have their winds measured,, so it is possible that other tornadoes may have had faster winds.
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How can a tornado cause damage to property?
by their windspeed
What was the windspeed for the waco tornado?
The wind speed for Waco Tornado was over 250 mph winds.
Do tornadoes occur in teaxas?
Yes. Texas has one of the highest tornado incidence rates in the country.
What is the lowest windspeed of a tornado?
Tornadoes have been confirmed with winds as low as 60 mph. Below that it is debatable as to whether a funnel is a tornado, as winds under 58 mph are not considered severe.
What is the highest tornado category?
The highest category tornado is a F5 or EF5
What happens in a f6 tornado?
There is no such thing as an F6 tornado. The highest rating a tornado can be assigned is F5. Even if a tornado were to occur with winds in the supposed F6 range, damage would be no different from that of an F5 as all virtually structures would be obliterated anyway.
What is tornado month in Indiana?
Tornadoes can hit Indiana in most months. However, the highest activity on average occur in May.
When did tornado ally occur?
Tornado Alley did not occur. It was not an event. Tornado Alley is a region in the central United States.
What time does a specific tornado occur?
a tornado can occur at any time of the day or the year
What is the highest Fujita rating for a tornado?
The highest rating a tornado can attain in the Fujita scale is F5.
Are tornadoes linked to global warming?
Tornadoes will always occur, with or without global warming. So far the only known trend in tornado activity that may be linked to global warming is a northward shift of the areas of highest tornado activity in Tornado Alley.
What layer of the atmosphere would a tornado occur in?
A tornado would occur in the troposphere, the layer closest to the Earth.
