2013 El Reno tornado facts for kids
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View of the tornado from the southeast at 6:28 p.m. CDT (2328 UTC) as it was nearing peak strength
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| Type | Tornado |
| Formed | May 31, 2013, 6:03 p.m. CDT (UTC−05:00) |
| Duration | 40 minutes |
| Dissipated | May 31, 2013, 6:43 p.m. CDT (UTC−05:00) |
| Max rating1 | EF3 tornado |
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| Damage | $35–40 million (estimate) |
| Total fatalities | 8 fatalities, 151 injuries |
| Areas affected | Canadian County, Oklahoma; especially areas to the south of El Reno |
| 1Most severe tornado damage; see Enhanced Fujita scale Part of the tornado outbreak of May 26–31, 2013 | |
The 2013 El Reno tornado happened on May 31, 2013. It happened close to the city of El Reno, Oklahoma in central Oklahoma. It was the widest tornado ever recorded. This tornado also was found to have some of the strongest winds ever found. One mobile Doppler radar found very high winds of 296 miles per hour. These winds are slightly less than the 301 mile per hour winds detected in a tornado on May 3, 1999 while it was close to Bridge Creek, Oklahoma in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.
Images for kids
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Satellite imagery of the storm system responsible for the May 26–31, 2013 tornado outbreak at 6:10 p.m. CDT
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Phased array radar (reflectivity; click to animate) of the series of supercell thunderstorms that impacted the Oklahoma City metropolitan area on May 31.
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The supercell thunderstorm which produced the El Reno tornado as viewed from above.
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The crushed remains of TWISTEX's Chevrolet Cobalt near the intersection of Reuter and South Radio Roads, almost 5 mi (8.0 km) southeast of El Reno.
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A destroyed home about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of U.S. Route 81.
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Satellite image of the Oklahoma City area on June 2 displaying the ground scar left behind by the tornado.
See also
In Spanish: Tornado de El Reno de 2013 para niños
