To: billorites
May 3, 1999, mobile doppler radar units operated by the National Weather Service recorded winds of 301 MPH in an F5 tornado. This was recorded near Bridge Creek, just on the southwest side of Oklahoma City. The recorded wind speed was +- 20mph.
5 posted on
04/12/2009 5:59:56 AM PDT by
ops33
(Senior Master Sergeant, USAF (Retired))
To: ops33
"The actual title of the record is the 'highest wind ever recorded on the surface of the Earth by means of an anemometer,' " said Clark.
7 posted on
04/12/2009 6:16:18 AM PDT by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(The death cult wants death, the Israelis want peace. I, for one, see only one solution.)
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