Where was the most powerful tornado?

Answer 1

It's rather hard to directly measure a tornado's sheer intensity. There are several variables that would go into that such as forward speed, objects in the way, length of intensity, and width, though only damage and estimated wind speed are used in rating a storm. In addition, those that happened years ago before the Fujita scale was implemented would be that much harder to analyze. It's important to remember the peak intensity varies and the most intense are not intense the entire track. The Fujita scale is also limited in that once F5 damage takes place the sheer degree of damage makes it difficult to determine whether one tornado or another had faster winds.

With that said, some of the most intense would include 1925 tri-state tornado; 1999 Oklahoma City; 1997 Jarrell, Texas; 1896 Sherman, Texas; 1947 Woodward, Oklahoma; 1957 Fargo, ND; 1974 Xenia, Ohio; 1974 Guin, Alabama; 1977 Birmingham, Alabama; 2011 Phil Campbell, Alabama; 1985 Wheatland, Pennsylvania; 1955 Udall, Kansas; 1991 Andover, Kansas; 1998 Lawrence county, Tennessee; 1990 Goessel, Kansas; 1953 Flint, Michigan; 1974 Brandenburg, Kentucky

The Oklahoma City tornado of 1999 had the fastest measured winds of any tornado. However, direct wind measurements of tornadoes are rare, so other F5 tornadoes that did not have their winds measured may have been stronger.

The 1997 Jarrell tornado produced the most intense tornado damage every formally documented as an entire subdivision was completely erased. Everything above the ground wand some of the ground itself was swept away without a trace; only concrete slabs remained. However, some people attribute the extreme damage in part to the tornado's slow movement allowing it to tear away at the same spot for longer than usual.

The 1991 Red Rock, Oklahoma, 1995 Kellerville Texas and 1999 Mulhall Oklahoma tornadoes are officially F4's because they did not hit well-built structures. However they are speculated to be some of the most intense F5s like the ones on this list.

Answer 2

Just about any town can be hit by tornadoes, and more have been hit than can be listed here. The highest incidence of tornadoes is in the central and southeastern portions of the United States.

Answer 3

The most powerful winds every recorded in a tornado were 301 mph. This measurement was taken from the F5 tornado that occurred near Oklahoma City on May 3, 1999.

However, this may not have been the strongest tornado that ever occurred. but the most destructive and highest winds in the world Other tornadoes may have been stronger but were never recorded as such because no measurements were taken.

Answer 4

The most destructive rating for a tornado is EF5. The most destructive single tornado on record was the Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22, 2011 (rated EF5) at $2.8 billion in damage costs.

Answer 5

The most destructive tornado on record struck the city of Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011 causing $2.8 billion in damage and killing 162.

Answer 6

Oklahoma City, Natchez, and I'm guessing most major cities in tornado ally.

Answer 7

The cities that have been hit the most would most likely be Oklahoma City and Norman, Oklahoma.