Couplet List
This page lists the strongest tornadoes in terms of radar-measured Vrot from any tornado that I could find. A few notes:
This list is/can never be truly accurate, thanks to errors in recorded Vrot because of range folding, distance from radar site, elevation impacting scans, etc.
These measurements are being taken from scans hundreds/thousands of feet into the mesocyclone, so minor changes in tilt/scan time may yield a higher Vrot than others.
For the sake of this list, I utilized base velocity on the lowest tilt possible for each event to retain consistency.
Vrot does not has little correlation with tornadic strength. For example, an EF5 may have a much smaller & less intense couplet than an EF3, primarily because of:
Size/height of scanned mesocyclone
Distance from radar
Quality of NEXRAD data (older blocky data vs newer super-res data)
For those who don't know what Vrot is, it's also known as "Rotational Velocity", and is the product of an equation "that takes the maximum outbound velocity (red) and the maximum inbound velocity (green), adds them together, then divides that sum by two" (US Tornadoes).
Disclaimer: These radar images are collected using publicly available data from NOAA and the NCDC, visualized in GR2Analyst. However, due to the amount of time, energy, and resources utilized to create this site and collect the 2500+ radar images here, I ask that you please credit this website or my Twitter page (@Brando_WX) if you utilize an image/images in a social media post or other projects. Thank you!
#1. El Reno, Oklahoma
Date: May 31, 2013
Rating: EF3 (155 mph; RaXPol measured velocities >290 mph)
Vrot: 149.35 knots (ΔV: 248.7 knots)
#2. Mayfield, Kentucky
Date: December 10, 2021
Rating: EF4 (190 mph)
Vrot: 134.1 knots (ΔV: 268.2 knots)
(Note: The velocity values in this frame are likely oversampled)
#3. Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Date: April 27, 2011
Rating: EF4 (190 mph)
Vrot: 124.55 knots (ΔV: 249.1 knots)
#4. Mullinville, Kansas
Date: May 23, 2008
Rating: EF3 (136-165 mph)
Vrot: 122.4 knots (ΔV: 244.8 knots)
#5. Greensburg, Kansas
Date: May 4, 2007
Rating: EF5 (205 mph)
Vrot: 122.1 knots (ΔV: 244.2 knots)
#6. El Reno, Oklahoma
Date: May 24, 2011
Rating: EF5 (>210 mph; RaXPol measured velocities ~295.5 mph)
Vrot: 120.65 knots (ΔV: 241.3 knots)
#8. Hallam, Nebraska
Date: May 22, 2004
Rating: F4 (207-260 mph)
Vrot: 118.85 knots (ΔV: 237.7 knots)
#9. Moore, Oklahoma
Date: May 10, 2010
Rating: EF4 (166-200)
Vrot: 117.35 knots (ΔV: 234.7 knots)
#10. New Grand Chain, Illinois
Date: May 6, 2003
Rating: F4 (~210 mph)
Vrot: 116.9 knots (ΔV: 233.8 knots)
#11. Elmer, Oklahoma
Date: May 16, 2015
Rating: EF3 (140 mph; NWS summary states that it was likely violent)
Vrot: 116.75 knots (ΔV: 233.5 knots)
Amory, Mississippi
Date: March 24, 2023
Rating: EF3 (155 mph)
Vrot: ~115 knots (ΔV: 230.0 knots)
#12. Shawnee, Oklahoma
Date: May 19, 2013
Rating: EF4 (190 mph)
Vrot: 114.15 knots (ΔV: 228.3 knots)
#14. Shuqualak, Mississippi
Date: April 11, 2013
Rating: EF3 (145 mph)
Vrot: 113.15 knots (ΔV: 226.3 knots)
#15. Trousdale, Kansas
Date: May 4, 2007
Rating: EF3 (136-165 mph)
Vrot: 112.65 knots (ΔV: 225.3 knots)
#16. Coleridge, Nebraska
Date: June 16, 2014
Rating: EF3 (~155 mph)
Vrot: 110.75 knots (ΔV: 221.5 knots)
#17. Lindale, Texas
Date: April 29, 2016
Rating: EF2 (125 mph)
Vrot: 107.75 knots (ΔV: 215.5 knots)
#18. Patterson, Illinois
Date: March 12, 2006
Rating: F2 (113-157 mph)
Vrot: 107.5 knots (ΔV: 215.1 knots)
#19. Macksville, Kansas
Date: May 4, 2007
Rating: EF3 (136-165 mph)
Vrot: 107.35 knots (ΔV: 214.7 knots)
#20. Chester, Nebraska
Date: June 22, 2003
Rating: N/A (No tornado was ongoing during this scan)
Vrot: 106.85 knots (ΔV: 213.7 knots)
#21. Le Center, Minnesota
Date: March 29, 1998
Rating: F2 (113-157 mph)
Vrot: 106.75 knots (ΔV: 213.5 knots)
#22. Cone, Texas
Date: June 9, 2005
Rating: FU (Unknown mph)
Vrot: 106.35 knots (ΔV: 212.7 knots)
(Note: Officially, this event is part of the Petersburg, TX F3, but there was a distinct cycle before the scan shown here)
Cole, Oklahoma
Date: April 19, 2023
Rating: EF3 (160 mph)
Vrot: 105.85 knots (ΔV: 211.7 knots)
Cordova, Alabama
Date: April 27, 2011
Rating: EF4 (170 mph)
Vrot: 105.55 knots (ΔV: 211.1 knots)
#24. Bassfield, Mississippi
Date: April 12, 2020
Rating: EF4 (190 mph)
Vrot: 104.65 knots (ΔV: 209.3 knots)
#25. Flat Rock, Alabama
Date: April 27, 2011
Rating: EF4 (190 mph)
Vrot: 104.4 knots (ΔV: 208.8 knots)
#26. Lebanon, Kansas
Date: May 27, 2013
Rating: EF3 (140 mph)
Vrot: 103.95 knots (ΔV: 207.9 knots)
#27. Gilbertown, Alabama
Date: January 21, 2017
Rating: EF2 (120 mph)
Vrot: 103.55 knots (ΔV: 207.1 knots)
#28. Hackleburg, Alabama
Date: April 27, 2011
Rating: EF5 (210 mph)
Vrot: 102.75 knots (ΔV: 205.5 knots)
#29. Fairfield, Nebraska
Date: May 22, 2004
Rating: F2 (113-157 mph)
Vrot: 102.2 knots (ΔV: 204.4 knots)
#30. Moore, Oklahoma
Date: May 20, 2013
Rating: EF5 (210 mph)
Vrot: 102.0 knots (ΔV: 204.0 knots)
Etowah, Oklahoma
Date: April 19, 2023
Rating: EF2 (135 mph)
Vrot: 102.0 knots (ΔV: 204.0 knots)
#31. Smithville, Mississippi
Date: April 27, 2011
Rating: EF5 (205 mph)
Vrot: 101.8 knots (ΔV: 203.6 knots)
#33. Palo Duro Canyon, Texas
Date: March 13, 2021
Rating: EF0 (81 mph)
Vrot: 101.0 knots (ΔV: 202.0 knots)
#33. Centreville, Alabama
Date: March 25, 2021
Rating: EF3 (150 mph)
Vrot: 101.0 knots (ΔV: 202.0 knots)
#36. Salyersville, Kentucky
Date: March 2, 2012
Rating: EF3 (160 mph)
Vrot: 100.75 knots (ΔV: 201.5 knots)
#37. Holly Springs, Mississippi
Date: December 23, 2015
Rating: EF4 (170 mph)
Vrot: 99.55 knots (ΔV: knots)
#38. Joplin, Missouri
Date: May 22, 2011
Rating: EF5 (>200 mph)
Vrot: 99.45 knots (ΔV: 198.9 knots)
#39. South of the Florida Keys
Date: February 2, 1998
Rating: N/A (This couplet - likely an intense waterspout- remained over water)
Vrot: 97.6 knots (ΔV: 195.2 knots)
#39. Friona, Texas
Date: June 2, 1995
Rating: F3 (158-206 mph)
Vrot: 97.6 knots (ΔV: 195.2 knots)
#39. Monette, Arkansas-Samburg, Tennessee
Date: December 10, 2021
Rating: EF4 (170 mph)
Vrot: 97.6 knots (ΔV: 195.2 knots)
#42. Crossville, Illinois
Date: February 28, 2017
Rating: EF3 (152 mph)
Vrot: 97.15 knots (ΔV: 194.3 knots)
#42. Yazoo City, Mississippi
Date: April 24, 2010
Rating: EF4 (170 mph)
Vrot: 97.15 knots (ΔV: 194.3 knots)
#44. Pierce City, Missouri
Date: May 4, 2003
Rating: F3 (158-206 mph)
Vrot: 96.95 knots (ΔV: 193.9 knots)
#45. Chickasha, Oklahoma
Date: May 24, 2011
Rating: EF4 (200 mph)
Vrot: 96.75 knots (ΔV: 193.5 knots)
#46. Caruthersville, Missouri
Date: April 2, 2006
Rating: F3 (~200 mph)
Vrot: 95.65 knots (ΔV: 191.3 knots)
#46. Farmington, Missouri
Date: October 24, 2021
Rating: EF3 (150 mph)
Vrot: 96.65 knots (ΔV: 193.3 knots)
#46. Southwest City, Missouri
Date: May 22, 2011
Rating: EF3 (160 mph)
Vrot: 96.65 knots (ΔV: 193.3 knots)
#49. Linwood, Kansas
Date: May 28, 2019
Rating: EF4 (170 mph)
Vrot: 96.5 knots (ΔV: 193.0 knots)
#50. Fairfield, Nebraska
Date: September 22, 2001
Rating: F3 (158-206 mph)
Vrot: 96.15 knots (ΔV: 172.3 knots)
#51. Newbern, TN-Elkton, KY
Date: December 10, 2021
Rating: EF3 (160 mph)
Vrot: 96.05 knots (ΔV: 192.1 knots)
#52. Crosstown, Missouri
Date: September 22, 2006
Rating: F4 (~210 mph)
Vrot: 95.8 knots (ΔV: 191.6 knots)
#53. Barnard, South Dakota
Date: June 23, 2002
Rating: F4 (207-260 mph)
Vrot: 95.65 knots (ΔV: 191.3 knots)
#54. Saint Peter, Minnesota
Date: March 29, 1998
Rating: F3 (158-206 mph)
Vrot: 95.05 knots (ΔV: 190.1 knots)
#55. Jacksonville, Alabama
Date: March 19, 2018
Rating: EF3 (140 mph)
Vrot: 94.75 knots (ΔV: 189.5 knots)
#56. Mulhall, Oklahoma
Date: May 3, 1999
Rating: F4 (207-260 mph)
Vrot: 94.7 knots (ΔV: 189.4 knots)
#56. Tushka, Oklahoma
Date: April 14, 2011
Rating: EF3 (136-165 mph)
Vrot: 94.7 knots (ΔV: 189.4 knots)
#56. Estill, South Carolina
Date: April 13, 2020
Rating: EF4 (175 mph)
Vrot: 94.7 knots (ΔV: 189.4 knots)
#59. Marshall, Oklahoma
Date: May 3, 1999
Rating: F2 (113-157 mph)
Vrot: 94.65 knots (ΔV: 189.3 knots)
#60. Goldsby, Oklahoma
Date: May 24, 2011
Rating: EF4 (200 mph)
Vrot: 94.6 knots (ΔV: 189.2 knots)
#61. Trousdale, Kansas
Date: May 23, 2008
Rating: EF3 (136-165 mph)
Vrot: 94.2 knots (ΔV: 188.4 knots)
#61. Ardmore, South Dakota
Date: June 22, 2012
Rating: EF2 (111-135 mph)
Vrot: 94.2 knots (ΔV: 188.4 knots)
#61. Dodge City, Kansas (#2)
Date: May 24, 2016
Rating: EF2 (125 mph)
Vrot: 94.2 knots (ΔV: 188.4 knots)
#64. Pierceville, Kansas
Date: May 15, 1995
Rating: F3 (158-206 mph)
Vrot: 93.75 knots (ΔV: 187.5 knots)
#64. Sulphur, Oklahoma
Date: May 9, 2016
Rating: EF3 (165 mph; Doppler on Wheels measured velocities ~218 mph)
Vrot: 93.75 knots (ΔV: 187.5 knots)
Turrell, Arkansas
Date: March 31, 2023
Rating: EF3 (150 mph)
Vrot: 93.75 knots (ΔV: 187.5 knots)
Funston, Texas
Date: May 23, 2023
Rating: EF2 (130 mph)
Vrot: 93.75 knots (ΔV: 187.5 knots)
#66. Carney, Oklahoma
Date: May 19, 2013
Rating: EF3 (165 mph)
Vrot: 93.5 knots (ΔV: 187 knots)
#67. Humboldt, South Dakota
Date: June 17, 2014
Rating: EF2 (125 mph)
Vrot: 93.25 knots (ΔV: 186.5 knots)
#68. Loveland, Oklahoma
Date: May 2, 2018
Rating: EF2 (111-135 mph)
Vrot: 93.1 knots (ΔV: 186.2 knots)
#69. Norman, Oklahoma
Date: May 10, 2010
Rating: EF4 (166-200 mph)
Vrot: 92.9 knots (ΔV: 185.8 knots)
#70. Wichita, Kansas
Date: April 14, 2012
Rating: EF3 (136-165 mph)
Vrot: 92.75 knots (ΔV: 185.5 knots)
#70. Dimmitt, Texas
Date: April 14, 2017
Rating: EF3 (140 mph)
Vrot: 92.75 knots (ΔV: 185.5 knots)
#72. Bridge Creek, Oklahoma
Date: May 3, 1999
Rating: F5 (>260 mph;
Vrot: 92.25 knots (ΔV: 184.5 knots)
#72. Bird City, Kansas
Date: March 28, 2007
Rating: EF2 (111-135 mph)
Vrot: 92.25 knots (ΔV: 184.5 knots)
#72. Manchester, Oklahoma
Date: April 14, 2012
Rating: EF1 (86-110 mph)
Vrot: 92.25 knots (ΔV: 184.5 knots)
#72. Roselle, Missouri
Date: October 24, 2021
Rating: EF1 (95 mph)
Vrot: 92.25 knots (ΔV: 184.5 knots)
#76. Tecumseh, Oklahoma
Date: May 10, 2010
Rating: EF3 (136-165 mph)
Vrot: 91.45 knots (ΔV: 182.9 knots)
Shoal Creek, Alabama
Date: April 27, 2011
Rating: EF4 (180 mph)
Vrot: 91.45 knots (ΔV: 182.9 knots)
#77. Hopewell, Kansas
Date: May 4, 2007
Rating: EF3 (136-165 mph)
Vrot: 91.3 knots (ΔV: 182.6 knots)
#77. Damascus, Arkansas
Date: May 2, 2008
Rating: EF3 (136-165 mph)
Vrot: 91.3 knots (ΔV: 182.6 knots)
#77. West Liberty, Kentucky
Date: March 2, 2012
Rating: EF3 (140 mph)
Vrot: 91.3 knots (ΔV: 182.6 knots)
#77. Ogg, Texas
Date: March 13, 2021
Rating: EF2 (115 mph)
Vrot: 91.3 knots (ΔV: 182.6 knots)
#81. Nixa, Missouri
Date: March 12, 2006
Rating: F3 (158-206 mph)
Vrot: 90.8 knots (ΔV: 181.6 knots)
#81. Jetmore, Kansas
Date: March 28, 2007
Rating: EF3 (136-165 mph)
Vrot: 90.8 knots (ΔV: 181.6 knots)
#81. Philadelphia, Mississippi
Date: April 27, 2011
Rating: EF5 (205 mph)
Vrot: 90.8 knots (ΔV: 181.6 knots)
#81. Dodge City, Kansas (#1)
Date: May 24, 2016
Rating: EF2 (125 mph)
Vrot: 90.8 knots (ΔV: 181.6 knots)
#85. Mine La Motte, Missouri
Date: September 22, 2006
Rating: F2 (113-157 mph)
Vrot: 90.35 knots (ΔV: 180.7 knots)
#85. Ellis, Kansas
Date: May 23, 2008
Rating: EF2 (111-135 mph)
Vrot: 90.35 knots (ΔV: 180.7 knots)
#85. Mayflower-Vilonia, Arkansas
Date: April 27, 2014
Rating: EF4 (190 mph)
Vrot: 90.35 knots (ΔV: 180.7 knots)
#85. Ensign, Kansas
Date: May 24, 2016
Rating: EF3 (136 mph)
Vrot: 90.35 knots (ΔV: 180.7 knots)
#85. Thomaston, Georgia
Date: April 13, 2020
Rating: EF3 (140 mph)
Vrot: 90.35 knots (ΔV: 180.7 knots)
#91. Clarksdale, Mississippi
Date: December 23, 2015
Rating: EF3 (160 mph)
Vrot: 90.0 knots (ΔV: 180.0 knots)
#92. Clyde, Oklahoma
Date: April 30, 2012
Rating: EF1 (86-110 mph)
Vrot: 89.95 knots (ΔV: 179.7 knots)
#92. Boscobel, Wisconsin
Date: August 7, 2021
Rating: EF3 (160 mph)
Vrot: 89.85 knots (ΔV: 179.7 knots)
#92. Old Kingston, Alabama
Date: January 12, 2023
Rating: EF3 (150 mph)
Vrot: 89.85 knots (ΔV: 179.7 knots)
Shawnee, Oklahoma
Date: April 19, 2023
Rating: EF2 (135 mph)
Vrot: 89.35 knots (ΔV: 178.7 knots)
#95. Southwest of Del Rio, Texas
Date: March 22, 2000
Rating: FU (A potentially intense tornado left a scar, but it was not confirmed by Mexican weather authorities)
Vrot: 88.85 knots (ΔV: 177.7 knots)
#95. Perryville, Arkansas
Date: November 27, 2005
Rating: F3 (~160 mph)
Vrot: 88.85 knots (ΔV: 177.7 knots)
#95. Barnesville, Georgia
Date: April 28, 2011
Rating: EF3 (140 mph)
Vrot: 88.85 knots (ΔV: 177.7 knots)
#95. Hereford, South Dakota
Date: June 19, 2015
Rating: EF2 (118 mph)
Vrot: 88.85 knots (ΔV: 177.7 knots)
Alta Vista, Kansas
Date: March 13
Rating: EF2 (115 mph)
Vrot: 88.85 knots (ΔV: 177.7 knots)
#99. Aurora, Nebraska
Date: May 29, 2008
Rating: EF2 (111-135 mph)
Vrot: 88.6 knots (ΔV: 177.2 knots)
#100. Chattanooga, Tennessee
Date: April 12, 2020
Rating: EF3 (145 mph)
Vrot: 88.45 knots (ΔV: 176.9 knots)
Violet, Louisiana
Date: March 27, 2009
Rating: N/A (This couplet - likely an intense waterspout- remained over water)
Vrot: 88.4 knots (ΔV: 176.8 knots)
#101. Big Spring, Texas
Date: May 22, 2016
Rating: EF3 (160 mph)
Vrot: 88.4 knots (ΔV: 176.8 knots)
#101. Cement, Oklahoma
Date: October 21, 2017
Rating: EF1 (86-110 mph)
Vrot: 88.4 knots (ΔV: 176.8 knots)
Covington, Tennessee
Date: March 31, 2023
Rating: EF3 (150 mph)
Vrot: 88.3 knots (ΔV: 176.6 knots)
#103. Clinton, Arkansas
Date: February 5, 2008
Rating: EF4 (166-200 mph)
Vrot: 88.0 knots (ΔV: 176.0 knots)
#104. Ashland, Mississippi
Date: May 2, 2010
Rating: EF3 (145 mph)
Vrot: 87.9 knots (ΔV: 175.8 knots)
#104. Vilonia, Arkansas
Date: April 25, 2011
Rating: EF2 (111-135 mph)
Vrot: 87.9 knots (ΔV: 175.8 knots)
#104. Ulmer, South Carolina
Date: April 5, 2022
Rating: EF3 (160 mph)
Vrot: 87.9 knots (ΔV: 175.8 knots)
#107. Brent, Alabama
Date: March 30, 2022
Rating: EF3 (145 mph)
Vrot: 87.6 knots (ΔV: 175.2 knots)
#108. Beauregard, Alabama
Date: March 3, 2019
Rating: EF4 (170 mph)
Vrot: 87.45 knots (ΔV: 174.9 knots)
#109. Benton, Louisiana
Date: April 23, 2000
Rating: F2 (113-157 mph)
Vrot: 87.4 knots (ΔV: 174.8 knots)
#109. Tupelo, Mississippi
Date: April 28, 2014
Rating: EF3 (150 mph)
Vrot: 87.4 knots (ΔV: 174.8 knots)
#111. Hamilton, Mississippi
Date: April 13
Rating: EF2 (130 mph)
Vrot: 87.3 knots (ΔV: 174.6 knots)
#112. Loyal Valley, Texas
Date: May 11, 1999
Rating: F4 (207-260 mph)
Vrot: 86.95 knots (ΔV: 173.9 knots)
#112. Van Wert, Ohio
Date: November 10, 2002
Rating: F4 (207-260 mph)
Vrot: 86.95 knots (ΔV: 173.9 knots)
Plains, Kansas
Date: November 16, 2015
Rating: EF3 (155 mph)
Vrot: 86.95 knots (ΔV: 173.9 knots)
#114. Rome, Kansas
Date: May 25, 1997
Rating: F2 (113-157 mph)
Vrot: 86.45 knots (ΔV: 172.9 knots)
#114. Oglala, South Dakota
Date: June 4, 1999
Rating: F2 (113-157 mph)
Vrot: 86.45 knots (ΔV: 172.9 knots)
#114. Canton Lake, Oklahoma
Date: May 24, 2011
Rating: EF3 (136-165 mph)
Vrot: 86.45 knots (ΔV: 172.9 knots)
Linneus, Missouri
Date: May 6, 2023
Rating: EF2 (135 mph)
Vrot: 86.0 knots (ΔV: 172.0 knots)
#117. Stockton, Kansas
Date: June 9, 2005
Rating: F1 (73-112 mph)
Vrot: 85.95 knots (ΔV: 171.9 knots)
#117. Pine Park, Georgia
Date: February 19, 2009
Rating: EF2 (125 mph)
Vrot: 85.95 knots (ΔV: 171.9 knots)
#117. Cleburne, Texas
Date: May 15, 2013
Rating: EF3 (145 mph)
Vrot: 85.95 knots (ΔV: 171.9 knots)
#117. San Angelo, Texas
Date: May 18, 2019
Rating: EF2 (125 mph)
Vrot: 85.95 knots (ΔV: 171.9 knots)
#117. Jayess, Mississippi
Date: April 12, 2020
Rating: EF4 (170 mph)
Vrot: 85.95 knots (ΔV: 171.9 knots)
Purvis, Mississippi
Date: April 19, 2020
Rating: EF4 (170 mph)
Vrot: 85.95 knots (ΔV: 171.9 knots)
#117. Salado, Texas
Date: April 12, 2022
Rating: EF3 (165 mph)
Vrot: 85.95 knots (ΔV: 171.9 knots)
#123. Shreveport, Louisiana
Date: April 3, 1999
Rating: F4 (207-260 mph)
Vrot: 85.9 knots (ΔV: 171.8 knots)
#124. Greenwood Springs, Mississippi
Date: April 13, 2019
Rating: EF2 (115 mph)
Vrot: 85.7 knots (ΔV: 171.4 knots)
#125. Hobson, Kentucky
Date: December 11, 2021
Rating: EF3 (145 mph)
Vrot: 85.45 knots (ΔV: 170.9 knots)
#126. Beaver Crossing, Nebraska
Date: May 11, 2014
Rating: EF3 (140 mph)
Vrot: 85.05 knots (ΔV: 170.1 knots)
#126. Akers, Louisiana
Date: February 7, 2017
Rating: EF2 (125 mph)
Vrot: 85.05 knots (ΔV: 170.1 knots)
#128. Berlin, North Dakota
Date: July 17, 2011
Rating: EF3 (165 mph)
Vrot: 85.0 knots (ΔV: 170.0 knots)
#128. Rowena, Texas
Date: May 18, 2019
Rating: EF3 (145 mph)
Vrot: 85.0 knots (ΔV: 170.0 knots)
#128. Tybee Island, Georgia
Date: April 13, 2020
Rating: N/A (A bookend vortex with an intense mesocyclone never impacted land)
Vrot: 85.0 knots (ΔV: 170.0 knots)
#131. Sawyerville, Alabama
Date: April 27, 2011
Rating: EF3 ( mph)
Vrot: 84.95 knots (ΔV: 169.9 knots)
Stockton, Missouri
Date: May 4, 2003
Rating: F3 (158-206 mph)
Vrot: 84.5 knots (ΔV: 169.0 knots)
#132. Cisco, Texas
Date: May 9, 2015
Rating: EF3 (136-165 mph)
Vrot: 84.5 knots (ΔV: 169.0 knots)
#132. Aberdeen, Idaho
Date: May 31, 2018
Rating: N/A (A powerful hailer had an intense mesocyclone over unpopulated scrubland)
Vrot: 84.5 knots (ΔV: 169.0 knots)
#134. Tappahannock, Virginia
Date: February 24, 2016
Rating: EF3 (140-150 mph)
Vrot: 84.3 knots (ΔV: 168.6 knots)
Siren, Wisconsin
Date: June 18, 2001
Rating: F3 (158-206 mph)
Vrot: 84.0 knots (ΔV: 168.0 knots)
Reading, Kansas
Date: May 21, 2011
Rating: EF3 (136-165 mph)
Vrot: 84.0 knots (ΔV: 168.0 knots)
#135. Bennington, Kansas
Date: May 28, 2013
Rating: EF3 (150 mph; )
Vrot: 84.0 knots (ΔV: 168.0 knots)
Laurel, Nebraska
Date: June 17, 2014
Rating: EF2 (120 mph)
Vrot: 84.0 knots (ΔV: 168.0 knots)
#135. Bridge Creek, Oklahoma
Date: May 6, 2015
Rating: EF3 (150 mph)
Vrot: 84.0 knots (ΔV: 168.0 knots)
#135. Almeria, Nebraska
Date: August 18, 2017
Rating: EF2 (120 mph)
Vrot: 84.0 knots (ΔV: 168.0 knots)
Windhorst, Kansas
Date: May 17, 2019
Rating: EF2 (134 mph)
Vrot: 83.65 knots (ΔV: 167.3 knots)
Elbert, Texas
Date: April 30, 2000
Rating: F3 (158-206 mph)
Vrot: 83.55 knots (ΔV: 167.1 knots)
Pauline, Nebraska
Date: May 22, 2004
Rating: F1 (73-112 mph)
Vrot: 83.55 knots (ΔV: 167.1 knots)
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
Date: April 6, 2005
Rating: N/A (This couplet - possibly a significant waterspout- remained over open bayou)
Vrot: 83.55 knots (ΔV: 167.1 knots)
Jacksboro, Texas
Date: March 21, 2022
Rating: EF3 (150 mph)
Vrot: 83.55 knots (ΔV: 167.1 knots)
Uehling, Nebraska
Date: May 12, 2023
Rating: EF2 (125 mph)
Vrot: 83.55 knots (ΔV: 167.1 knots)
Mullinville, Kansas
Date: May 7, 2002
Rating: F3 (158-206 mph)
Vrot: 83.05 knots (ΔV: 166.1 knots)
Flintville, Tennessee
Date: April 28, 2014
Rating: EF3 (160 mph)
Vrot: 83.05 knots (ΔV: 166.1 knots)
Agawam, Oklahoma
Date: April 29, 2016
Rating: EF1 (110 mph)
Vrot: 83.05 knots (ΔV: 166.1 knots)
Pembroke, Georgia
Date: April 5, 2022
Rating: EF4 (185 mph)
Vrot: 82.85 knots (ΔV: 165.7 knots)
Deer Creek, Oklahoma
Date: April 30, 2012
Rating: EF1 (86-110 mph)
Vrot: 82.55 knots (ΔV: 165.1 knots)
Sutton, Nebraska
Date: May 11, 2014
Rating: EF3 (150 mph)
Vrot: 82.55 knots (ΔV: 165.1 knots)
Hillsboro, North Dakota
Date: July 11, 2017
Rating: EF2 (135 mph)
Vrot: 82.55 knots (ΔV: 165.1 knots)
Birmingham, Alabama
Date: April 8, 1998
Rating: F5 (>260 mph)
Vrot: 82.05 knots (ΔV: 164.1 knots)
Henryville, Indiana
Date: March 2, 2012
Rating: EF4 (175 mph)
Vrot: 82.05 knots (ΔV: 164.1 knots)
Buchanan, Georgia
Date: March 2, 2012
Rating: EF3 (165 mph)
Vrot: 82.05 knots (ΔV: 164.1 knots)
Tahoka, Texas
Date: May 5, 2019
Rating: EF2 (120 mph)
Vrot: 82.05 knots (ΔV: 164.1 knots)
Trotwood, Ohio
Date: May 27, 2019
Rating: EF4 (170 mph)
Vrot: 82.05 knots (ΔV: 164.1 knots)
Crawford, Alabama
Date: April 29, 2014
Rating: EF3 (140 mph)
Vrot: 81.65 knots (ΔV: 163.3 knots)
Wetonka, South Dakota
Date: May 22, 2010
Rating: EF2 (120 mph)
Vrot: 81.6 knots (ΔV: 163.2 knots)
Argonia, Kansas
Date: April 14, 2012
Rating: EF3 (136-165 mph)
Vrot: 81.6 knots (ΔV: 163.2 knots)
Rozel, Kansas
Date: May 18, 2013
Rating: EF4 (170 mph; A DOW measured winds of 165-185 mph)
Vrot: 81.6 knots (ΔV: 163.2 knots)
Stanton, Nebraska
Date: June 16, 2014
Rating: EF4 (170 mph)
Vrot: 81.6 knots (ΔV: 163.2 knots)
Ava, Illinois
Date: February 28, 2017
Rating: EF4 (180 mph)
Vrot: 81.6 knots (ΔV: 163.2 knots)
Zita, Texas
Date: May 7, 1995
Rating: F2 (113-157 mph)
Vrot: 81.1 knots (ΔV: 162.2 knots)
Petersburg, Texas
Date: June 9, 2005
Rating: F3 (158-206 mph)
Vrot: 81.1 knots (ΔV: 162.2 knots)
Dunn, North Carolina
Date: April 16, 2011
Rating: EF3 (140 mph)
Vrot: 81.1 knots (ΔV: 162.2 knots)
Etna, Arkansas
Date: May 24, 2011
Rating: EF4 (170 mph)
Vrot: 81.1 knots (ΔV: 162.2 knots)
Crow Lake, South Dakota
Date: June 18, 2014
Rating: EF1 (110 mph)
Vrot: 81.1 knots (ΔV: 162.2 knots)
Florien, Louisiana
Date: January 9, 2022
Rating: EF2 (125 mph)
Vrot: 81.1 knots (ΔV: 162.2 knots)
Rolling Fork, Mississippi
Date: March 24, 2023
Rating: EF4 (195 mph)
Vrot: 81.1 knots (ΔV: 162.2 knots)
Friend, Kansas
Date: May 22, 2016
Rating: EF1 (100 mph)
Vrot: 80.6 knots (ΔV: 161.2 knots)
Chapman, Kansas
Date: May 24, 2016
Rating: EF4 (180 mph)
Vrot: 80.6 knots (ΔV: 161.2 knots)
Fort Hood, Texas
Date: April 28, 2023
Rating: EF1 (105 mph)
Vrot: 80.6 knots (ΔV: 161.2 knots)
St. Anthony, Iowa
Date: June 30, 2014
Rating: EF1 (110 mph)
Vrot: 80.55 knots (ΔV: 161.1 knots)
Dougherty, Texas
Date: June 5, 1995
Rating: F2 (113-157 mph)
Vrot: 80.15 knots (ΔV: 160.3 knots)
Windhorst, Kansas
Date: May 23, 2008
Rating: EF2 (111-135 mph)
Vrot: 80.15 knots (ΔV: 160.3 knots)
Norman, Oklahoma
Date: May 6, 2015
Rating: EF1 (90 mph)
Vrot: 80.15 knots (ΔV: 160.3 knots)
Dallas, Texas
Date: October 20, 2019
Rating: EF3 (140 mph)
Vrot: 80.15 knots (ΔV: 160.3 knots)
Alvaton, Georgia
Date: April 27, 2011
Rating: EF3 (140 mph)
Vrot: 79.15 knots (ΔV: 158.3 knots)
Cullman, Alabama
Date: April 27, 2011
Rating: EF4 (175 mph)
Vrot: 76.2 knots (ΔV: 152.4 knots)
