Although the 2013 tornado season to this point has been one of the slowest in the past 60 years, there were two extremely powerful tornadoes that did form in Oklahoma this past May. The first occurred ...
The tornado that struck El Reno, Okla., Friday "is officially the widest known tornado in the U.S.," says the National Weather Service office in Norman, Okla., announcing today that at its widest, the ...
State College, PA - According to the National Weather Service in Norman, Okla., the tornado, which struck the area near El Reno, Okla., was the widest on record at 2.6 miles. The NWS also upgraded the ...
A damaged sign lies outside the wreckage of Plaza Towers Elementary School, where seven children were killed when a tornado hit Moore, Oklahoma, in May 2013. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) A decade ago, ...
El Reno OK A rainbow is seen east of US 81 just north of El Reno Oklahoma where earlier tornadoes filled the sky on Friday May 31, 2013. Several tornadoes in the area caused damage and injuries. CHRIS ...
The National Weather Service has upgraded the El Reno tornado from EF-3 to EF-5, the highest rating on the Enhanced Fujita Tornado Damage Scale, and named it the widest tornado ever measured. An EF-5 ...
Two hours is all it took for the ominous clouds above to transform into a swirling mass of destruction. In the early evening of May 31, 2013, the widest tornado ever recorded — at 2.6 miles in ...