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The tornado ultimately attained EF3 intensity during its existence, according to ground surveys. [8] As the tornado passed south of El Reno across U.S. 81, it grew to an unprecedented width of 2.6 miles (4.2 km), becoming the widest known tornado ever recorded in the United States.
The 2011 Super Outbreak was the largest tornado outbreak spawned by a single weather system in recorded history; it produced 367 tornadoes from April 25–28, with 223 of those in a single 24-hour period on April 27 from midnight to midnight CDT, [4] [11] fifteen of which were violent EF4–EF5 tornadoes. 348 deaths occurred in that outbreak, of which 324 were tornado related.
A map of the meteorological setup of the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak.The map displays surface and upper level atmospheric features associated with the outbreak. The Bridge Creek–Moore tornado was part of a much larger outbreak which produced 71 tornadoes across five states throughout the Central Plains on May 3 alone, along with an additional 25 that touched down a day later in some of ...
The deadliest tornado in modern U.S. history struck Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011. It was the deadliest tornado since SPC records began in 1950. Nearly 1,000 were injured. The EF5 tornado had ...
The lead story in the next day’s Star-Telegram: “A rampaging tornado, the first deadly twister in the city’s history, blasted downtown Fort Worth yesterday evening, killing two people ...
The tornado killed 13 and had a maximum width of 1,408 yards (0.800 mi). It occurred as part of the largest tornado outbreak in modern history and was one of eleven EF4 tornadoes to strike the Southern United States on April 27. The tornado was the second-longest tornado of the outbreak; only the Hackleburg tornado had a longer track.
The most memorable tornado of Timmer's career came a couple of days before the historic El Reno, Oklahoma, tornado in 2013. On May 28, 2013, an intense tornado formed near Bennington, Kansas.
Largest tornado outbreak in Virginia history. Produced a violent F4 tornado that struck downtown Petersburg, Virginia, and killed four people. (4 significant, 1 violent killer) Tornado outbreak of August 8–9, 1993: August 8–9, 1993: Northern Plains: 7: 2 fatalities: Small outbreak that resulted in two fatalities in Minnesota. (1 significant ...