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Other weak tornadoes have approached or exceeded this speed, but this is the fastest forward movement observed in a major tornado. [16] The 1977 Birmingham tornado had an average forward speed of 60 mph (97 km/h), [85] as did the 2021 Western Kentucky tornado. [86] Weaker tornadoes and tornadovortices have been recorded exceeding these speeds.
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).
At one point, the tornado was moving with a forward speed of 73 miles per hour (117 km/h), setting the record as the fastest forward moving violent tornado in history. The tornado also became the deadliest tornado in United States history as well as the longest traveled tornado in history.
The Xenia, Ohio, F5 tornado of April 3, 1974.This was one of two tornadoes to receive a preliminary rating of F6, which was downgraded later to a rating of F5. [1]This is a list of tornadoes which have been officially or unofficially labeled as F5, EF5, IF5, T10-T11, the highest possible ratings on the various tornado intensity scales.
It was only on the ground for 18 minutes, but this fast moving tornado heavily damaged homes, mobile homes, businesses, factories, trees and power lines. Eleven people were killed, nine of which ...
One resident of Elkhorn described the fast-moving tornado as a “freight train”. “We saw it coming from the southwest, and when it got too close for comfort, we headed downstairs quickly.
This short-lived, extremely fast-moving F4/T9 tornado destroyed the towns of Lind, Süchteln, Anrath, and Krefeld. According to the European Severe Storms Laboratory , this tornado had a path of 20 km (12.43 mi) and only was on the ground for 4 minutes, meaning the forward moving speed of this tornado was about 300.00 kilometres per hour (186. ...
Tornado made 11 homes uninhabitable, led to 447 calls for police, fire. The EF3 tornado touched down at Avenir at about 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, City Manager Ron Ferris said during a City Council ...