Emily Pike found the answer. She says the strongest winds officially recorded in a tornado were 302 mph, during an F5 tornado that struck Bridge Creek and Moore, Oklahoma on May 3, 1999.

Several people encountered this in May 1999. They had taken cover under an overpass during the deadly F5 Bridge Creek-Moore Tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, where wind speeds reached over 300 miles per ...

Several people encountered this in May 1999. They had taken cover under an overpass during the deadly F5 Bridge Creek-Moore Tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, where wind speeds reached over 300 miles per ...

Several people encountered this in May 1999. They had taken cover under an overpass during the deadly F5 Bridge Creek-Moore Tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, where wind speeds reached over 300 miles per ...