Water well means any well, water development shaft, or tunnel being used, intended to be. used, or capable of being used to withdraw ground water or any well, water. development shaft, or tunnel to be constructed for the purpose of investigating, exploring, testing, or development of ground water.
The Beaufort Wind Scale categorizes various wind speeds up to hurricane strength (74 miles per hour) and is used in weather forecasting. It says that 55 to 63 mph gale winds can break large branches off trees and knock down small to medium-sized trees.
The Bridge Creek-Moore tornado outside of Oklahoma City on May 3, 1999 still holds the records for the fastest winds ever recorded just above the surface of the earth at 301mph. The tornado destroyed 8,132 homes, 1,041 apartments, and 260 businesses. It remains on of the costliest single tornadoes on record.