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El Reno tornado

31 May 2013 · El Reno, United States · EF3

The widest tornado ever measured: 4.2 kilometres across — wider than most towns are long.

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It suddenly changed direction and grew, catching even experienced researchers off guard.

Tim Samaras, who made the record pressure measurement at Manchester ten years earlier, lost his life here with two colleagues.

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