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The fastest wind speed recorded in a tornado was 302 mph in the Oklahoma City tornado of May 3, 1999. However, wind measurements in tornadoes are rare and it is likely that other tornadoes had faster winds but did not have them measured.

The fastest speed a tornado is known to have traveled is 73 mph. That was the Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925. This tornado also holds the record for duration (3 hours, 29 minutes), path length (219 miles), and U.S. death toll (695).

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A tornado that hit Moore City, Oklahoma in 1999 which had winds clocked at 302 MPH had the fastest measured winds, but others may have been stronger as actual wind measurements are rare.

The fastest a tornado is known to have traveled is 73 mph in the Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925.

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It is not known for certain. The fastest wind speed ever recorded in a tornado was a gust to 302 mph. This occurred in the F5 tornado that hit the Oklahoma City area on May 3, 1999. However, the vast majority of tornadoes never have their winds measured, so it is probably that other tornadoes had stronger winds.

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The fastest-spinning tornado ever recorded occurred in 1999 in Bridge Creek, Oklahoma, with wind speeds reaching about 301 mph (484 km/h).

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In terms of wind speeds, the EF0 category is the slowest, with estimated winds of 65-85 mph.

In terms of forwards speed, some tornadoes are stationary.

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The largest tornado on record was the Hallam, Nebraska tornado of May 22, 2004 at 2.5 miles wide. The tornado with the fastest measured winds was the Moore, Oklahoma tornado of May 3, 1999 with winds of 302 mph. However since most tornadoes do not have their winds measured it is very likely that some other tornadoes had faster winds. The tornado with the fastest forward speed was the Tri-State tornado of March 18, 1925. At times it traveled at 73 mph.


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