Tornado records - Wikipedia
WEBOfficially, the widest tornado on record is the El Reno, Oklahoma tornado of May 31, 2013, with a width of 2.6 miles (4.2 km) at its peak.
5 Largest Tornadoes Ever Recorded
WEBJan 11, 2019 · The 2013 El Reno Tornado is widely considered to be the largest tornado ever recorded, based on width. However, according to some sources the Mulhall Tornado was larger. At its peak, the massive El Reno Tornado reached a width of 2.6 miles (4.2 kilometers) and speeds of up to 301 mph (484 km/h).
List of tornadoes by width - Wikipedia
WEBThis is a list of tornadoes by their official and unofficial width.The average width of a tornado according to the National Weather Service is 50 yards (46 m). [1] The official widest tornado in history is the 2013 El Reno tornado, which a confirmed width of 2.6 miles (4.2 km), with the World Meteorological Organization believing the width could have been up to 1 mile (1.6 km) wider.
The Most Devastating and Widest Tornadoes Ever Recorded
WEBMar 25, 2024 · These rotating columns of air can reach wind speeds over 300 mph, level buildings, hurl vehicles through the air, and cause catastrophic loss of life. In this article, we‘ll explore records set by some of the widest, longest-lasting, and most destructive tornadoes ever documented.
2013 El Reno tornado - Wikipedia
WEBThis rain-wrapped, multiple-vortex tornado was the widest tornado ever recorded and was part of a larger weather system that produced dozens of tornadoes over the preceding days.
9 Record-Breaking Tornado Stats | Weather.com - The Weather …
WEBMar 19, 2021 · Over four days, almost 350 tornadoes cropped up across a wide span of states, from Texas all the way up to New York. Several of these tornadoes were rated EF 4s and 5s, and caused significant...
El Reno 5 years later: Revisiting the fury of the largest tornado …
WEBMay 24, 2018 · After being on the ground for just over 15 minutes, the twister rapidly intensified, eventually becoming 2.6 miles wide, making it the widest tornado ever recorded. Before this, the widest...
Tornado: Widest Tornado (maximum diameter) | World …
WEBBoth radars captured high temporal and spatial resolution data relatively close to the large tornado. The maximum tornado width was 2.6 miles. However, the damaging wind swath was much larger, as non-tornadic downdraftwinds extended for at least a …
The Killer El Reno Tornado Was the Widest Tornado Ever
WEBJun 4, 2013 · The El Reno tornado came just on the heels of the earlier EF-5 Moore tornado that killed 24 people in another Oklahoma City suburb.
Tornado Record-breaking Facts and Information - TornadoFacts.net
WEBThe widest tornado on record is the El Reno, Oklahoma tornado of May 31, 2013. At its peak, it had a width of 2.6 miles (4.2 km). The highest forward speed of a tornado ever recorded was 73 miles per hour (117 km/h) by the Tri-State Tornado .
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