What was the worst tornado ever recorded?

Answer 1

Officially the largest tornado ever recorded was the El Reno, Oklahoma tornado of May 31, 2013. It was 2.6 miles (4.2 kilometers) wide. Analysis shows a damage swath on the ground that was nearly as wide. It traveled 16 miles (87 km), killing at 8 people.It was rated EF3 as it reached peak intensity over open country, where it could do little damage. Prior to this, the Official record holder was the Hallam, Nebraska tornado of May 22, 2004 with a 2.5 mile (4 kilometer) wide damage path. However, radar readings indicated that the Mulhall, Oklahoma tornado of May 3, 1999 was possibly as wide as 4.3 miles (7 kilometers). It is unclear exactly why this record is not recognized while the El Reno tornado is, but it may have to do with greater confidence in radar measurements nowadays. It is also possible that the radar detected winds that were not directly relate to the tornado

Answer 2

The Tri-State Tornado of 1925 holds the record for the deadliest tornado in U.S. history. This tornado traveled through Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people and causing extensive damage over a 219-mile track.

Answer 3

The widest tornado (defined as damage path, not condensation/debris cloud or radar measurements) on record is the Wilber - Hallam, Nebraska tornado during the outbreak of May 22, 2004, with a width of 2.5 miles (4 km) at its peak.

The widest tornado as measured by actual radar wind measurements was the Mulhall (1999) tornado in northern Oklahoma which occurred during the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak. The distance between the maximum winds on each side of the tornado (over 110 m/s) was over 1600 m as measured by a DOW radar. Although the tornado passed largely over rural terrain, the width of the wind swath capable of producing damage was as wide as 4 miles (7 km), making the actual wind field of the Mulhall tornado likely twice as wide as that of the Hallam tornado (the wind field of which was not measured), even though the Hallam tornado resulted in a wider damage path.

Highest forward speed

73 mph (117 km/h) from the Tri-State Tornado (other weak tornadoes have approached or exceeded this speed, but this is the fastest forward movement observed in a major tornado).

Tornadoes are not given names as hurricanes are, but are sometimes referred to by the places they hit.

The largest tornado on record was the Hallam, Nebraska tornado of May 22, 2004.

Answer 4

The fastest winds ever recorded in a tornado were 302mph +/-20mph.

This was recorded by mobile Doppler radar in the F5 tornado the hit Moore, Oklahoma on May 3, 1999.

Other tornadoes, however, may have had faster winds but the necessary equipment to record the wind speed weren't present.

Answer 5

That is difficult to determine. The strongest winds ever measure in a tornado were 302 mph +/- 20. This F5 tornado struck the Oklahoma City area on May 3, 1999. Hardest hit was the suburb of Moore.

However, most tornadoes never have their winds measured, so it is quite possible that other tornadoes were stronger. Two possible candidates are the Jarrell, Texas tornado of May 27, 1997 and the Xenia, Ohio tornado of April 3, 1974.

Answer 6

A tornado which affected El Reno, Oklahoma on May 31, 2013 was at one point 2.6miles (4 km) wide at the ground

Answer 7

The widest tornado on record was the El Reno, Oklahoma tornado of May 31, 2013. It was 2.6 miles wide.

Answer 8

Daulatpur Salturia Bangledesh tornado killed more than 1300 people

Answer 9

The widest tornado ever recorded was actually in Nebraska in 2004. This tornado struck the town of Hallam and was 2.5 miles wide.

Answer 10

Tri-State Tornado