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] .

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 Matt Suter of Fordland, Missouri.

Mar 19, 2021 · Throughout history, wind speeds have only been recorded in a small percentage of tornadoes, so it's impossible to definitively say this tornado had the strongest winds. However, out of those that...

Jan 11, 2019 · Depending on the source, the Mulhall Tornado is a contender for being the largest tornado ever recorded. Differing accounts report that the Mulhall Tornado’s peak width was over 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) and up to 4.38 miles (7.05 kilometers). Like all of the tornadoes on this list, the Mulhall Tornado did a significant amount of damage.

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.

Aug 8, 2024 · The EF Scale classifies tornadoes into six categories, from EF0 to EF5, with EF0 being the weakest and EF5 being the strongest. Each category corresponds to a range of wind speeds and expected damage.

Nov 19, 2024 · On March 18, 1925, the Tri-State Tornado tore through Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, becoming one of the longest-lasting tornadoes in history. This EF5 tornado held a record path of about 219 miles, lasting around 3.5 hours and reaching wind speeds estimated at …

Jan 22, 2024 · The April 26, 1989, Daulatpur–Saturia tornado was the deadliest tornado in the world on record, with it resulting in 1,300 deaths. That is over 1.5 times larger than the population of Vatican City, the smallest country in the world.

The El Reno tornado on May 31, 2013 was considered the biggest tornado in history, suffering a peak width of 2.6 miles (4.2 kilometers). It is the world’s deadliest tornado because of its devastating effect. It has the record for the fastest tornado movement speed ever recorded.

Mar 25, 2024 · Radar showed debris being lofted thousands of feet into the air as the twister roared eastward at up to 60 mph. Multiple subvortices within the funnel combined at times into one enormous tornado measuring a record-shattering 2.6 miles wide.