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The '''2013 El Reno tornado''' occurred on May 31, 2013. It happened close to the [[city]] of [[El Reno, Oklahoma]] in [[Central Oklahoma|central]] [[Oklahoma]].<ref name="NWSNormanMay31">{{cite web|work=National Weather Service Office in Norman, Oklahoma|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|date=June 1, 2013|accessdate=February 9, 2014|title=Central Oklahoma Tornadoes and Flash Flooding – May 31, 2013|url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/?n=events-20130531}}</ref> It was the widest [[tornado]] ever recorded.<ref name=Wpost>{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/06/04/deadly-el-reno-okla-tornado-was-widest-ever-measured-on-earth-had-nearly-300-mph-winds/ |title=Deadly El Reno, Okla. tornado was widest ever measured on Earth, had nearly 300 mph winds |author=Jason Samenow |date=4 June 2013 |website=The Washington Post |publisher=The Washington Post |accessdate=9 February 2014}}</ref> 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]].<ref name=Wpost/> 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.<ref name="NWSNormanMay3FAQ">{{cite web|work=National Weather Service Office in Norman, Oklahoma|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|date=January 20, 2011|accessdate=February 13, 2014|title=Frequently Asked Questions About The May 3, 1999 Bridge Creek/OKC Area Tornado|url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/?n=events-19990503-may3faqs}}</ref>
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