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The 1974 Guin tornado had the highest forward speed ever recorded in a violent tornado, at 75 mph (121 km/h). The deadliest tornado in world history was the Daulatpur–Saturia tornado in Bangladesh on April 26, 1989, which killed approximately 1,300 people. [1]
Tornadoes in India are rare, with only ~12 tornadoes being recorded between 1976 and 2010. [1] Most tornadoes in India are deadly, with an average of 80 people killed per tornado. The deadliest Indian tornado on record hit areas near Belda on March 24, 1998, killing 250 people.
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.
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).
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 ...
Calcutta, India tornado: 8 April 1838: Calcutta, India: 1: 215 fatalities [68] Assam, India tornado: 19 April 1963: Assam, India – 139 fatalities [69] Ludhiana Tornado: 10 March 1975: Ludhiana, India: 1+ 10 fatalities [70] New Delhi, India tornado of March 1978: 17 March 1978: National Capital Region, India – 28 fatalities, 700 injuries [71 ...
New mobile radar data shows that wind speeds in the recent Greenfield tornado passed 300 mph. Scientists say it's rare.
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).