Question

How fast can the winds of a tornado rotate?

Answer 1

Tornado winds can rotate at extremely high speeds. The strongest tornadoes, classified as EF4 and EF5 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, can have wind speeds exceeding 200 miles per hour (approximately 322 kilometers per hour). The fastest recorded tornado winds are around 300 miles per hour (about 480 kilometers per hour), although such extreme speeds are rare. Generally, tornado wind speeds can vary from around 60 miles per hour (97 kilometers per hour) in weaker tornadoes to over 300 miles per hour in the most destructive ones.