Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. ~John Ruskin

Sunday, November 1, 2015

May 31,2013 El Reno Tornado


On Friday May 31,2013 developed in El Reno,Oklahoma at an intersection of roads.It began to expand in size southwest of El Reno Municipal Air Park. Previously El Reno was hit by 2 tornadoes both EF-5.As the tornado passed by the airport, two small tornadoes formed and began to orbit the large the tornado.This tornado claimed the lives of 8 people and 151 injuries.Even though a radar measured wind speeds of 295 mph it was rated an EF-3 based on destruction.The smaller tornadoes measured wind speeds of 180 mph.It wasn't just El Reno that got affected, Oklahoma City experienced historical flash flooding which cause 13 people to lose their lives in the metro because they couldn't get out.This tornado destroyed houses,cars,and pretty much anything it came across.The cities experienced horrible loses and the tornado left people without homes and loved ones.This storm was the largest to ever hit in history and it will forever stay in peoples memories.



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