Originally Posted by
robow
Hayyyyyy Wilbur, watch that. I'm talkin' 1972 Stang, it's a shame it wasn't my buddy's 70' Stang with the 351 Cleveland in it, or I would have been able to outrun that tornado even if it was going my way. Ha
Either one would be overkill. Typical ground speed of a tornado is about 30 mph although speeds have been observed from 0 - 70 mph. Note that this is separate from the swirling wind speeds inside the tornado which can be hundreds of mph.