Largest Tornado EVER! 2.6 Mile Wide El Reno, Oklahoma
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11 days after Moore, Oklahoma had taken a blow by a devastating EF-5 tornado another violent tornado ravaged the community of El Reno and outlying areas. This tornado would make the record books and leave much more sorrow in its wake than anyone could begin to imagine. The May 31, 2013 El Reno, Oklahoma tornado was an astonishing 2.6 miles wide with a rating of an EF-5 (released June 4, 2013 by NWS), making it the largest EF-5 in recorded history. Note** This tornado was downgraded to EF-3 damage was minimal the tornado hit a rural area. Storm chasers Jeff and Kathryn Piotrowski watched the storm develop on the west side of El Reno and become a massive inflow sucking machine. Jeff had never seen inflow being pulled into the tornado as this one.
It turned into a violent EF-5 in 30 seconds. Jeff was streaming live via ChaserCam™ LIVE to FoxNews and his up to the minute/second accounts of the tornados path and location were vital to those in this monsters path.
After the storm had passed it left a swath of damage 2.6 miles wide at the widest point. Less than 48 hours later, Jeff and Kathryn received the news that 3 of the world's pioneers in storm research, colleagues, friends and loved by everyone in the storm chasing community had died doing what they loved to do. Tim Samaras, Paul Samaras and Carl Young. Their passing sent a shockwave through the storm chasing community...and will change how people storm chase forever. They will be remembered for (among many other wonderful things) their passion for weather and their commitment to saving lives through vital research.
This is the best video of the El Reno tornado IMHO. I don't know Jeff Piotrowski, but this recording shows his talent, not only for storm chasing, but also for producing outstanding video evidence of this historic tornado.
I love how he and his wife were able to stay far enough back so that they could record the storm in a way that gives us true perspective of its size; something missing in other videos. My sympathies to the victims, and congrats to Jeff and Kathryn for a job well done!
Jesus, it doesn't even look like a tornado at its widest, just a big rainband. That's scary as anything I've ever seen.
I can't stop watching videos of this tornado.
Me either
Same
Me too
The fact this tornado was downgraded to an EF3 despite it producing the second highest wind speed ever recorded on earth shows the deficiencies inherent in the scale. The EF scale needs to be rewritten to include reliable wind speed readings in the rating of the the tornado. As it stands you can get a tornado such as this one which was clearly one of the most powerful ever seen and end up with a rating of EF3 or even lower. Had this monster tornado occurred in an even more remote area with no trees or building around to damage it could have easily ended up with an EF0 or EF1 rating due to the lack things for it to cause damage to.
Melting Sky They could also make a separate scale that takes into account wind speeds. Maybe make the scale from 1-10 or something. So you'd have the EF scale for damage and the other for the actual strength of the tornado.
The largest ever seen would be accurate. The evidence just doesn't support "the most powerful". Science isn't based on "what if?", it's based on "What is?".
Which is very stupid. Imagine a weak tornado hitting a town made of cheap wood destroying everything and a terribly strong tornado hitting the middle of nowhere. Just because one caused more damage doesn’t dictate the strength. It should be measured on intensity from wind speed not damage.
@@corralzin4909 Wind speeds in a tornado on the surface cannot be accurately measured with current technology. Mobile Doppler measures wind speed well above ground level where winds are higher. Damage indicators are the only reliable way to measure tornado intensity at ground level for the time being and it is a very effective way to develop engineering standards for new construction.
@@dannyfelic4694interesting! I appreciate this insight!
I don't like the EF scale as much after this tornado. It totally should have been a 5. 296mph winds, 2.6 miles wide, crazy movement- if this tornado went through a highly populated area (thankfully it didn't) it definitely would have been a 5 on the EF scale. But it stayed in a field and hit a few homes and some cars. So it's a 3. No. Just no. The F scale was better at rating tornadoes now that I think about it
Yeah but it was a high wind 309mph estimated and it looked more deadlier than any ef5 i have ever seen but moore Oklahoma ef5 if was bigger scale it would of been like an f6 or f7
There isn't much difference between the "F" scale and the "EF" scale as far as damage goes; what changed was that they came to realize that the original windspeed estimates were too high, so those were changed. The "EF" scale is more accurate but there is still no allowance for measured windspeeds in the ratings, so this was rated EF-3 because the only assessable damage occurred when it was weaker.
No it’s not a ef3 it’s a ef5
Absolutely mesmerizing. Yes, that tornado was in a class by itself
Great job! This is undoubtedly one of the best footages of this tornado!
Intense is an understatement. So creepy that it changed direction...and that everyone seemed to underestimate the power of the tornado beyond the actual funnel. Wow!
Ive watched a lot of the el Reno videos and this is by far the best one yet. You guys nailed the perfect route to get video and pictures of this once in a lifetime storm thanks for sharing!
Wow, all I have to ask is, I wonder how Jeff Piotrowski feels being one of the few people who have seen the top 2 widest tornados in history?
The view from 5:00 to 5:20 best explained the reality of the situation.
This is the best footage I've seen of this storm. Truly shows the sheer size of this monster. It looks like the entire sky just fell to the earth at one point. Terrifying stuff.
Jeff & Cathy: It's not like you guys go un-noticed but I'm surprised that you don't get more recognition as the very best of severe storm documenters. Your awesome videos often (esp as in this Tornado) show storms from a unique perspective that nobody else seems to get .
As always an excellent video & excellent work.
By the way Jeff: Have you considered working as an auctioneer in the offseason?
Yes we were streaming LIVE to FoxNews via our live stream ChaserCam™Live! Thanks for asking!
I truly don’t care what anyone says. This thing was an EF-5, not an EF-3. Sub-Vortecies shouldn’t count as part of the rating. The tornado is producing them. They are a part of the tornado. They are NOT separate tornadoes. The sub-Vortecies under this tornado hold the tied world record for the highest wind speeds in ANY tornado. And just to play devil’s advocate, even if people still refuse to accept the fact that Sub-Vortecies are a part of a tornado, the Sub-Vortecies under THIS tornado were absolutely gargantuan. Like, they should be counted as the tornado itself, because that’s what they are.
Also.
The rating system is even FURTHER imperfect. This tornado was rated even lower because it didn’t HIT anything of value. Aside from the Twistex team, and so I find it pretty disrespectful to rate the tornado that killed them with that much raw power, anything lower than an F5/EF-5.
Finally, after all these years, there's Finally a video with a clear shot of this monster in its entirety; and even in the moment it became the largest ever. Thank you so much for this. I've been fascinated with this tornado & have never found any extremely excellent footage until now.
These guys do an invaluable service. I'm so sorry the three lost their lives
When Jeff and Kathryn cross Alfadale RD at 3:12 the main subvortex is doing the first of two loops directly to their south. The second loop which would occur just two minutes later is the one which overtook Twistex. I noticed the video cuts at 3:55 as Jeff approaches Radio RD to another shot east of Evans RD. This video is one of the few that show the subvortex emerging from the rain as it begins a prolate cycloid movement to the north-northeast.
What I find interesting is how at 2:29 on the video you can see what looks like a normal rain shaft with the tornado probably behind it. This is right about Hwy 81.
Then at 2:41, you see something that still looks kinda like a rain shaft, only it's wedge-shaped. This is east of Hwy 81. I'm guessing this is the "deceptive" appearance the tornado took that fooled a lot of storm chasers.
It also tracked erratically and had multiple sub vorticies, the main funnel that you can see will always have been present.
the audio playing at the end gave me chills
And I like how he told you stuff about the tornado, where it is and how big at what time. It's hard to find a video that explains! Thank you
This the first time I been able to get a good look at it
That is correct. Check about 5:54: that bend northeast, when the tornado hit maximum width, was what killed the storm chasers. There were two teams near one another and both tried to run east; one just skirted the edge (and received damage and pretty severe injuries from debris and hail) and the Twistex folks, slower and behind them, were hit dead center by the circulation and killed.
It seems to me you've have your share of tornados. Thank goodness you made it through this one too. God Bless you,
Let me explain something from the perspective of someone who lived through this tornado. It was in fact, not a weak tornado. If this particular tornado did not make the extreme turn it did, and in fact stayed on the path it was going, all of el reno would be gone. There is no beauty in a tornado. Only destruction, death, pain, and fear. Live through one and you will know.
Amen sister. It's all to easy to speculate on something that one has never experienced.
Angela Busby it wasn’t heading towards el Reno before the turn…
That's true. I think the storms in Tuscaloosa were a prime example of that, and no doubt the Moore tornado just days before El Reno. To think of how something so beautiful could be so destructive...
There was an F5 in Moore May 3,1999 and then an F4 in the same place May 8, 2003. After riding those out in our bathtub, we moved to the Yukon/El Reno area..
That was on my birthday.
The shot at 2:48 is a great image of how large this tornado really was the camera has a hard time capturing the tire thing. Also it is the second fastest wind speeds recorded from a tornado. The may 3rd 1999 Moore tornado had winds detected at 302-315mph
Yeah, but the 1999 F5 wasn't as wide as this one. But what I'm trying to figure out is why it got downgraded to EF3? why couldn't it have been an EF4+?
The view at 2:20 you would not think that was a tornado but maybe fog or rain shaft. Technology is good in this situation.
My brain literally CANNOT process a tornado THAT LARGE.
A lot of it is a rain band.
Not surprisingly, if it's an HPS.
@@johnsmithson8020 In the case of this tornado.. The rain band was actually the outer edge of the tornado itself & part of it. It fooled many, it fooled Twistex.
@@Chicken_Nugget1 even i was fooled
2:28 is an amazing shot.
I was there. it was just a normal day of fun at the zoo and next thing we know sirens are going off and its pitch black behind the house with the ground shaking. we got out to a safe place just in time. scary and cool at the same time,
Still an EF-5 in my mind to this day. You don't just downgrade this tornado to a 3. If it had hit a few homes with nobody in it, it would have gotten a F-5 Rating.
It's still an EF-3
@@LeoneLaTwerk2 what is more sad... your more interested (in wide fields) El Reno traveled (thank God) it discipatated before causing catastrophic to nearest town.
I want you to know that I deleted Leone the Siamese comment. I don’t normally do this BUT…I can truly understand your feelings about the mentioning of Joplin. Joplin was horrific and catastrophic. A deep sadness comes over me still when I think about Joplin. Last year Jeff and I donated still from the proceeds of the sale of the DVD to the final planting of trees in one of Joplin’s beautiful parks. Part of a restoration process we are proud to be associated with. So have a blessed rest of your day. I am so sorry for your heartbreak. This is Kat.
@@TwisterChasers Thank you so much for remembering Joplin and that we hadn't forgotten! Thank you for your memories and your help! I'm so sad I never met you personally.... though devastated Im sure was close by because I tried to check families close by after hearing nursing home I worked...letting them know what's going on! Sadly tornado demolished that day....and lost respect where I was. At time was hoping nursing home worked was able to give information.
That is... mesmerizing. Scary, but mesmerizing.
That is the stuff of nightmares! I grew up about 120 miles south of there and moved away when I turned 21. Between the heat and the tornados I would never move back. I moved to florida and everyone made all thes comments about how it is a bad idea to move to FL because of hurricanes. Seriously though? You have days of warning to get out of a hurricanes path. Tornados just flat out sneak up on you!
The blue green hail core will never not be beautiful
Omg the sky is on the ground
Tori Miglioratti apparently it pulled down its own wall cloud.
@@michelekurlan7950 What caught people unaware was that with this tornado, everything within the wall cloud WAS the tornado, not just a part of it as usually happens. There were tornadic winds extending farther from the main condensation funnel than had ever been seen before.
Thank you for sharing this excellent footage. I was terrified at the size and power of the storm.... All you can do is pray to GOD that you survive.
Again you got some great footage and thanks for sharing.
4 very well known storm chasers died in this tornado and others
Tom Easley 3 well known chasers/researchers. Tim samaras, Paul samaras and Carl young. The 4th chaser in the red truck was not a known chaser. I have actually heard he wasn’t a chaser at all but just someone who decided to chase because a tornado was in his area. That may or may not be true but either way it doesn’t make his passing any less sad. My point is don’t go chasing until you have proper equipment and knowledge of supercell/tornado behavior and what areas to avoid. Sadly in this case the tornado didn’t follow the typical behavior of tornadoes. It goes to show that even the best can get caught off guard when mother nature wants to flex her muscles. If you want to get into chasing then study, study, study and study some more. After that make sure you have proper radar and radio and keep your distance in the beginning or go with someone who knows what they are doing. Somehow this is the only incident of chasers losing their life to a tornado and let’s hope it stays that way.
@M Lucas Just changing direction wasn't as surprising as the fact that it almost instantly grew from 1.2 to 2.8 miles wide. One can't escape that at all.
Oh my GOD!! That will be a day that these citizens will never forget!! That had to have been pretty scary indeed-I’ve never seen a 2.6 mile ode tornado That tornado was so unbelievable !!
The biggest and second fastest in history.
@@allshipper2158 Several tornadoes have moved at 55MPH and faster. The Hackleburg/Phil; Campbell twister moved at 70MPH along a large part of it's path and the Tri-State tornado did similar. Still a very fast one here anyway.
Thats insane. I wish I could go on a storm chasing trip.
This is the best footage of the tornado I have seen.
Thank God this thing lifted before it hit a populated area.
Fact: Starting at 0:19 in this video, Tim Samaras and his team are heading south on the dirt road Jeff is looking south down at the tornado ( Chiles Road ). The TWISTEX team is a few hundred yards behind Piotrowski. About 15 seconds after Jeff heads east on Reno, the TWISTEX team does the same.
this is some of the best video of this tornado bc you can make out the shear size easily. most videos show it too rain wrapped to tell. what a fucking giant.
Terrifying how quickly it went from a well-defined wedge shape into an unrecognizable mass.
Thank you for sharing. I wonder if that GoPro ever got found lol
You guys did an amazing job on this one. I am a scientist in a different field, but the rotational mechanics of this storm is beyond belief. What I can see would be so difficult about chasing this storm is the huge size of the main vortex spinning off several very large rotational vortex about the edge of circulation. You can see a constant change of state in the node sizes and counts in these. Tells me the main vortex did a lot or angular acceleration.
Viewing this months later....I lived on hi way 81..it took our home and 4 ever changed my life..thanks for sharing this..
2.6 miles... that is insane width for a vortex
3:46 something straight out of a movie
one of the better videos of the El Reno tornado
I heard this thing was big, but I didn't know it was that big. Something like this belongs in a dark fantasy or sci fi novel. Crazy.
This dude is awesome calling out this tornado!
I can't get enough of this one and the Moore may 3 1999
I would love to live in Oklahoma.
I am from Lawton, Oklahoma, which is in "tornado alley." I used to take shelter in my home when we have tornadoes. Therefore we've never get to see the tornado itself. But, after it, we got to go out to see the damage done.
Wow Jeff gets the best shots on these big twisters.
Meanwhile watching this my power goes out :0
That was the only, good video, of seeing it as a whole storm from a distance. I could never believe it was that wide. You can see in this that it was pretty wide!
Can anyone tell me what the recorded Windspeed of this particular tornado, I have heard it was the 2nd highest ever recorded, & the highest was the 1999 Oklahoma/Moore tornado recorded at 318mph, is this all correct. Cheers from the UK.
RAGNAR BLOODEAGLE Mobile Raxpol radar that is used by the uw oklahoma Norman students and Howie Bluestein found winds at 295 mph a few meters above ground level. At this speed people think it will get a EF5 rating but as I said in other comments building structure, materials, and design have everything to do with the rating. It's what the winds do to the structure is how the rating is given. For example: a home well built with great materials with bolts anchored to foundation that is flattened will get a EF5 rating where as a older poorly built home with older materials that is flattened will most likely receive a Ef3-4 rating as we seen with El Reno. Hope this explanation will help!
Hi Brandon. your the first to reply so thanks for the info, I dread to imagine what this monster would have done if it entered a more heavily populated area, still the wind speeds are still very high. many thanks once again.
So horrible. Situations like these make me feel guilty for finding tornadoes such fascinating and beautiful phenomena.
Don't feel guilty about it. It's possible to admire the raw power and dark beauty of the phenomenon and still respect those unfortunate enough to be in their path. Think of it this way. A few storm chasers will do a victory dance atop the remains of people's houses and lives after the tornado passes; the vast majority of them will pitch in and help with the search and rescue. They admire the tornadoes just as much as the first group, but are responsible enough to do the right thing.
This is one of the only videos that shows footage of the tornado after it started growing large. Every other stormchaser was already trying to get away or was at an angle that only shows a wall of rain. In the documentary they said the only known footage of the storm at it's peak was from the guy in the black pickup truck who had to hide in the ditch. He was driving in front of the Twistex crew (RIP) and just barely made it out.
This footage is better than his.
Yeah Dan
BC it turned on them
He was driving sedan - Toyota Yaris. There are pics of the car how it looks afterwards. He didn't had pickup truck.
Wow! This is a HUGE tornado!
Thanks for the much needed info Jeff!
Nature is powerful
I love how your wife says she is sorry about the GoPro falling off the roof.
When they say two miles wide, is that at the bottom? Like where it meets the ground?? Or is that the width of the top of the tornado closer to the cloud
This tornado was pure evil
That mobile home park they passed I wass living there took shelter in my neighbor shelter acrossed the street it was in Jensen and Winchester Dr.
Jeff ìs a tornado chaser from way back with his wife. Thank You
This tornado has been reclassified as an EF-3
For now it has. However with recorded wind speeds at nearly 300 mph 500ft above the surface I believe discussion is in the works for re-evaluating the rating system.
^^^
Doesn't change the fact that the storm was an uncanny monster with some the highest recorded windspeeds. As mentioned, Fujita rates damage, not wind. This was in no way a typical EF-3. Everyone of repute who has written a summary of this storm called it one for the record books, and something not likely to be seen again for quite a while.
true!
Blake Sumpter if this hit moore.... i could not imagine the loss nor do i want to
This storm is in a class of its own
True, Tornadoes come about so fast, scary stuff
If I got my info correct, I believe the tornado took an unexpected turn which caught them off guard. Can happen to anyone. Regardless, it was incredibly sad.
This is the only video I could find showing it’s maximum width from left to right. Everyone was focused so much on the vortexes inside that they didn’t see the wind wrapping around the right and left
This was uploaded on my birthday and now I feel bad.
geez that tornado is massive!
"not for rebroadcast" makes me want to do it even more
There's nothing more dangerous than a monster twister wrapped in rain. The tristate tornado is a perfect example.
I have the highest respect for Jeff. Bought his 1999 DVD. Who is he talking to? Is he live on the air telling people to get in their basements?
it was rated as an ef-3... only because it didn't hit a populated area.
Airman297
The El Reno tornado wasn't rated as an EF3 because it didn't hit populated areas. It was rated EF3 because that was the maximum intensity of damage found. Tornadoes have been rated EF4 and EF5 for hitting much less than the El Reno tornado did (see the 2011 Preston, MS tornado).
+Samuel Stephens the preston ms tornado has very bad ground scouring but the soil is softer than oklahoma soil, we have had clay soil here in oklahoma. the el reno tornado would have destroyed soft soil like that. clay soil is hard and dense. oklahoma soil is made of clay and is orange/red in color. we can't build basements in oklahoma because of the soil. Only 1% of homes in oklahoma city metro have basements because problems with soil. if you ever visit oklahoma look at the soil or go to Google Earth and look at the soil and you will see the red/orange hard clay soil.
David Simon
I wasn't comparing the Preston and El Reno tornadoes, simply stating the notion that a tornado must hit a heavily populated area to receive an EF5 rating to be false. I could have brought up other tornadoes to demonstrate that point, such as the 2011 El Reno tornado which tracked the the same areas as the 2013 tornado (and produced far more extreme vegetation damage).
As for your claims about about soil and the Preston tornado, I find it to be little more than doubtful speculation. I will note the soil in eastern MS is generally alluvial with a high concentration of clay.
Of course, I wasn't only alluding to the extreme instances of ground scouring in Preston. Despite the scouring being the primary reason for the rating, it was also supported by other notable DIs such as the complete debarking, denuding, and tossing of heavy trees, roads ripped of asphalt, a mobile home that was thrown 300 yards, and several houses, including a well-built one, which were swept away. The 2013 El Reno tornado did not produce any damage of this sort.
Overall, I find claims of the El Reno tornado being exceptionally powerful to be lacking in sufficient evidence. Virtually all violent tornadoes and even a few lesser ones in the OKC area since 2007 coincided with instances of ground scouring and vegetation shredding. The fact that never happened for the El Reno tornado virtually guarantees that it would have never received an EF5 rating regardless of what hypothetical situations people conceive of (e.g. striking densely populated areas).
+Samuel Stephens the point I'm making is that the soil in preston is much softer soil than oklahoma soil. the reason they gave the preston tornado an ef5 rating is mainly because of the damaged soil. the 2013 el reno tornado would have destroyed that softer soil too.
oklahoma soil has so much iron in it that it is red/orange in color and only 1% of houses in okc have basements because of the dense clay soil. we have to use storm cellars because of it.
I spent a few summers there as a child. Crazy shit.
Imagine that type of tornado hit a major city would be hell on earth
I was dragged from the central sierras to oklahoma in 1976 and every time i leave i always return. pay attention to the barometer and watch local channels only and you'll be o.k. most of the time. storm shelters are a must and if you do not have one always lean on your neighbors who have one. these thing don't happen every day.
Tornadoes happen too often there for me lol
I remember watching TRC live stream as this super cell was growing and the birth of this monster! Definitely a day will all the Okies will never forget. And the lives that were lost.
Prayers from your arkansas neighbors!
Awesome video! Very scary!
7 minutes after touching the ground it was a mile wide
This was a very sad event people died in my state of Oklahoma please pray for peoples family and the storm chasers that keep us safe BTW this is the second largest first is 1999 with 318 mph
Seems to me that Oklahoma is consistly getting hit by EF 5 tornados. I have seen anything like this since the tornados in April of 1974! God Bless you Oklahoma.
damn man thats a big tornado
Thats the craziest shit ive ever seen that thing is looks like it came straight out of a horror/thriller movie
That's because 1/4 mile wide is the avg size of a tornado
are there really any large, non-violent tornados?
Also the May 3rd tornado still holds the fastest wind speed recorded.
1999
thats so true, i live in miami and when a hurricane hits the city we just move to our relatives house in georgia atlanta :
3:16 Look at those satellite tornadoes. Amazing.
vgames89 Those were multiple Vortices cycling around the main funnel
They say that people have visual difficult with determining how fast a large object is moving towards them from a distance. Its hard to tell how fast that Tornado is moving. Its just large - the wind is powerful obviously but that is how people get killed..they don't actually know how close they are to them
massive....just unreal...