The Tornado That Broke World Records - The 2013 El Reno EF3 Tornado

During the early evening of Friday, May 31 2013, an extremely large and powerful tornado occurred over rural areas of Central Oklahoma. This 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. The tornado initially touched down at 6:03 p.m about 8.3 miles west-southwest of El Reno, rapidly growing in size and becoming more violent as it tracked through central portions of Canadian County. Remaining over mostly open terrain, the tornado did not impact many structures; however, measurements from mobile weather radars revealed extreme winds up to 302 mph; 486 km/h within the vortex. These are among the highest observed wind speeds on Earth, just slightly lower than the wind speeds of the 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado. As it crossed U.S. 81, it had grown to a record-breaking width of 2.6 miles, beating the previous width record set in 2004. Turning northeastward, the tornado soon weakened. Upon crossing Interstate 40, the tornado dissipated around 6:43 p.m after tracking for 16.2 miles, it avoided affecting the more densely populated areas near and within the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. The Tornado That Broke World Records - The 2013 El Reno EF3 Tornado #DeadlyTornado #Storm ?? Music: ♩♫ Epic and Dramatic Music ♪♬ - Flight Hymn @RossBugden Song: Aliaksei Yukhnevich - End of the Abyss (No Copyright Music) Music provided by Tunetank. Song...