What is the name of the strongest tornado?

Answer 1

The strongest category of tornado is F5 (EF5 as of 2007). The strongest winds ever recorded in a tornado were 301 mph +/- 20mph in the F5 tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City on May 3, 1999.

However, other tornadoes, which never had their wind speed measured, may have been stronger.

Answer 2

The largest tornado on record in Texas appears to have ocurred on May 31, 1968 near the town of Edmonson, northwest of Plainview. The enormous tornado may have may have been as much as 3 miles wide at one point and was on average 1.7 miles wide. It moved over rural areas and so had little opportunity to cause major damage. No deaths or injuries were reported. Because of the limited damage it is listed as an F2 in official record, though one expert lists it as an F3.

Answer 3

There have been several F5 tornadoes in Texas history, some of the worst were Waco tornado of May 11, 1953, the Lubbock tornado of May 11, 1970, and the Jarrell tornado of May 27, 1997.

But it would be difficult to determine which one of those F5 tornadoes was the strongest.

Answer 4

Tornadoes do not get names. In terms of fastest winds on record, there is a tie between the Oklahoma City tornado of May 3, 1999 and the El Reno, Oklahoma tornado of May 31, 2013. Both had radar-measured wind speeds of 302 mph. However, most tornades do not have their winds measured, so it is quite possible that others have been stronger.

Some other tornadoes that have not had their winds measured have produced more impressive damage. Some of these included the Jarrell, Texas tornado of May 27, 1997, and the Philadelphia, Mississippi tornado of April 27, 2011.

Answer 5

Official records indicate a tie between two F4 tornadoes. The first was near Bareah and Bartow on April 15, 1958. The second tore across much of the Florida Peninsula (though it was likely several tornadoes forming in succession) on April 4, 1966 with the worst damage in Gibsonia and Galloway.

Note, that one leading expert lists the 1958 tornado as an F3, so the 1966 tornado was probably stronger.

Answer 6

it is a EF5 over 200mph on the enhanced fujita scale

261 to 318 on the regular fujita scale

Answer 7

The strongest tornado to hit Arkansas was the Sneed, Arkansas tornado of April 10, 1929. It is the only F5 tornado known to have hit the state.