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Wind speed of 261 mph (420 km/h) or 116 m/s in tornadoes observed by radar, organized by the highest confirmed wind speed. Official rating Date Location Minimum peak wind speed Maximum peak wind speed Highest confirmed peak wind speed F5 May 3, 1999: Bridge Creek, Oklahoma: 281 mph (452 km/h) 321 mph (517 km/h) 321 mph (517 km/h) [d]
The 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado was a large, long-lived and exceptionally powerful F5 tornado in which the highest wind speed ever measured globally was recorded at 321 miles per hour (517 km/h) by a Doppler on Wheels (DOW) radar.
The old scale lists an F5 tornado as wind speeds of 261–318 mph (420–512 km/h), while the new scale lists an EF5 as a tornado with winds above 200 mph (322 km/h), found to be sufficient to cause the damage previously ascribed to the F5 range of wind speeds. None of the tornadoes in the United States recorded before February 1, 2007, were re ...
The instantaneous velocity readings taken are not directly equivalent to the three-second gust at 33 feet (10 m) that the Enhanced Fujita scale attempts to estimate, but they mark the second-highest wind speed ever recorded in a tornado, after wind speeds of approximately 135 m/s (300 mph) were recorded in both the 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore ...
1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado – Mobile radar recorded winds up to 302 ± 22 mph (486 ± 35 km/h), which is the highest wind speed ever measured on Earth. Many homes were swept completely away, some of which were well-bolted to their foundations, and debris from some homes was finely granulated.
With wind speeds of 166 to 200 mph, the tornado was on the ground for 2.8 miles and caused six injuries but no fatalities. ... High moisture combined with the energy created by wind shears and the ...
New mobile radar data shows that wind speeds in the recent Greenfield tornado passed 300 mph. Scientists say it's rare.
Houses and stone-walled buildings collapsed. The tornado's maximum width was 850 metres (930 yd) and had a path length of 36 kilometres (22 mi). [8] ESSL: July 17: 1902 Canada: Ontario: Chesterville, Winchester: Several The tornado was 50–60 rods (250–300 m; 820–990 ft) wide and tore dwellings and outbuildings into pieces. [13] [14] [15 ...