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List of confirmed tornadoes – Wednesday, April 15, 1998 [note 1] F# Location County / Parish State Start Coord. Time Path length Max width Summary F0: N of Hoopole: Henry: IL: 20:50 0.1 mi (160 m) 10 yd (9.1 m) Brief tornado caused minor damage to a corn field. [2] F0
Fastest ever recorded: 484±32 km/h (301±20 mph) (3-second gust); calculated by a DOW (Doppler On Wheels) radar unit in the 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado between Oklahoma City and Moore, Oklahoma, USA, 3 May 1999. Recently, the wind speeds were re-examined and adjusted to a maximum official wind speed of 321 mph (516.6 km/h).
This article lists various tornado records. The most "extreme" tornado in recorded history was the Tri-State tornado, which spread through parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana on March 18, 1925. It is considered an F5 on the Fujita Scale, holds records for longest path length at 219 miles (352 km) and longest duration at about 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 ...
Dan Patch broke world speed records at least 14 times in the early 1900s. In 1905, he set a world's record for the fastest mile by a harness horse (1:55 1 ⁄ 4 – 1 minute, 55 + 1 ⁄ 4 seconds) that stood unmatched for over 30 years. Unofficially, Dan Patch broke this record in 1906 with a clocking of 1:55.
On May 3, 1999, an F5 tornado struck Bridge Creek and Moore, Oklahoma, with winds of over 300 mph - the highest wind speed ever recorded on Earth. Nearly 600 people were injured, and 36 were ...
What path did the tornado take in Columbia? Initial reports from the National Weather Service on Wednesday had the tornado on the ground near Columbia around 5:46 p.m. From there, the tornado ...
The tornado would receive a rating of F5 on the Fujita scale, and was one of seven tornadoes to obtain that rating as part of the 1974 Super Outbreak. The tornado is widely believed to be one of the most violent in recorded history, and had the fastest forward speed ever recorded in a tornado, at 75 miles per hour (121 km/h).
Rating: EF-2 (significant tornado with 111-135 mph winds) Estimated peak wind: 115 mph Path length: 19.58 miles Path width: 900 yards Start: 6:38 a.m. in Greensboro in Gadsden Country End: 7:03 a ...