The Highest Wind Speed in a Tornado

Interesting and weird fact about tornadoes:

Amazing Facts: Tornadoes have been recorded as reaching speeds over 300 mph

Did you know? The high wind speeds and spinning motion of a tornado is what gives this twister unrelenting power to rip things apart and cause so much damage. Tornadoes have been recorded as reaching speeds over 300 mph. On May 3, 1999, a fleet of storm observation trucks, called Doppler on Wheels, recorded the velocity of this raging funnel at about 318 mph. After rampaging through the suburbs of Oklahoma City and its surrounding communities for nearly 85 minutes, about 36 lives were lost and over 9,000 houses and public structures were damaged or destroyed. This devastating storm resulted in over $1 billion in damages and left its mark over 38 miles of terrain. source