It was likely an F5 on the Fujita Scale (tornadoes were not rated at the time) and holds records for longest path length at 219 miles (352 km) and longest duration at about 3⁄ hours. The 1974 …

Mar 20, 2025 · On May 3, 1999, an F5 tornado tore through Oklahoma City (which lies in Tornado Alley), producing the strongest winds ever recorded on Earth. The National Weather Service …

The highest forward speed of a tornado ever recorded was 73 miles per hour (117 km/h) by the Tri-State Tornado. The longest distance a person carried by a tornado and lived, belongs to …

Feb 25, 2025 · The 1999 Bridge Creek-Moore tornado is one of the most powerful tornadoes ever recorded. It struck Oklahoma on May 3, 1999, and reached peak winds of 301 mph. This …

Aug 8, 2024 · The map above shows the strongest tornado ever recorded in every US county. The data comes from Tornado Archive.

Jan 11, 2019 · Since the Tri-State Tornado happened in 1925, it was retroactively classified as a category 5 tornado on the original Fujita scale. The Tri-State Tornado holds the record for …

Aug 30, 2025 · The tornado with the highest recorded wind speed occurred on May 3, 1999, as part of a significant outbreak across Oklahoma. This powerful storm, known as the Bridge …

The 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado in Oklahoma holds the record for the highest wind speed ever measured—321 mph (516 km/h), recorded by Doppler radar.

Dec 23, 2024 · The Bridge Creek-Moore Tornado of May 3, 1999, in Oklahoma, holds the record for the strongest measured tornado winds at 321 mph. This F5-rated tornado carved a 38-mile …

Jul 25, 2025 · Fastest tornado: The Bridge Creek-Moore tornado The fastest tornado winds ever recorded were over 300 mph in 1999 during Oklahoma’s Bridge Creek-Moore tornado. Experts …