Just 11 days later, another catastrophic tornado touched down in Oklahoma, hitting 35 miles northwest of Moore in El Reno. This was the widest tornado on record at 2.6 miles across, but it was ...

The Enhanced Fujita Scale provides an estimated range of a tornado's wind speeds, based on the tornado's damage.

A unique documentary charts the extraordinary journey of the tornado that struck El Reno, Oklahoma, on 31 May 2013: one of the largest and fastest twisters ever ...

In 1999, a Doppler On Wheels estimated 321 mph winds in the Bridge Creek-Moore, Oklahoma, F5 tornado. In 2013, another radar truck calculated 313 mph winds near the El Reno, Oklahoma, EF3.

Tornadoes are among the most destructive forces of nature, with the power to wipe out entire neighborhoods in minutes. The first tornado forecast was issued on March 25, 1948, a time when they were ...

Tornadoes are among the strongest and deadliest types of weather, capable of destroying entire neighborhoods in minutes. However, the most powerful tornadoes, classified as EF5, make up less than 1% ...