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{{Infobox storm
{{Infobox storm
| name = 2013 El Reno Tornado
| name = 2013 El Reno tornado
| image = El Reno, OK EF-5 Tornado 2013-05-31.jpg
| image = El Reno, OK EF-5 Tornado 2013-05-31.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| caption = View of the tornado from the southeast at 6:28 p.m. CDT (2328 UTC) as it was nearing peak strength
| caption = View of the tornado from the southeast at 6:28 p.m. CDT (2328 UTC) as it was nearing peak strength
| type = Tornado
| type = Tornado
| formed = May 31, 2013, 6:03 p.m. [[Central Daylight Time|CDT]] ([[UTC−05:00]])
| formed = May 31, 2013, 6:03 p.m. [[Central Daylight Time|CDT]] ([[UTC−05:00]])
| active = 40 minutes
| active = 40 minutes
| dissipated = May 31, 2013, 6:43 p.m. CDT (UTC−05:00)
| dissipated = May 31, 2013, 6:43 pm. [[Central Daylight Time|CDT]] (UTC−05:00)
| lowest pressure =
| lowest pressure =
| lowest temperature =
| lowest temperature =
| tornadoes =
| tornadoes =
| fujitascale = EF3 <!--DO NOT CHANGE TO "EF5". THE NWS SPECIFICALLY STATED THAT THE WINDS MEASURED BY RADAR DO NOT COUNT TOWARDS THE RATING. SINCE ONLY EF3 DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED, IT IS RATED ONLY AN EF3. SEE https://www.weather.gov/oun/events-20130531-elreno.-->
| fujitascale = EF3 <!--Do not change this to "EF5". The NWS specifically stated that winds measured by radar Do not count towards the rating. Since only EF3 Damage was observed, It was rated EF3. See https://www.weather.gov/oun/events-20130531-elreno.-->
| highest winds = {{convert|135|m/s|mph km/h|abbr=on|sigfig=3|disp=out}} {{small|(as measured by mobile [[Weather radar|Doppler radar]])}}{{efn|The [[National Weather Service]] does not currently use wind speed estimates into its official tornado ratings, so while the winds align with the "EF5" category of the Enhanced Fujita scale, damage surveys took precedence. Because of this, while the wind estimates are considered reliable by the NWS,<ref>{{Cite journal | doi=10.1175/WAF-D-14-00152.1| title=A Multiscale Overview of the el Reno, Oklahoma, Tornadic Supercell of 31 May 2013| journal=Weather and Forecasting| volume=30| issue=3| pages=525–552| year=2015| last1=Bluestein| first1=Howard B.| last2=Snyder| first2=Jeffrey C.| last3=Houser| first3=Jana B.| bibcode=2015WtFor..30..525B}}</ref> the tornado only received a rating of "EF3" based on a damage survey (in the weeks before this, it was considered an "EF5").|name=winds}}
| highest winds = ~{{convert|296|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.weather.gov/oun/events-20130531-elreno |title= The May 31, 2013 El Reno, OK Tornado |website=National Weather Service, Norman, OK|access-date=5 June 2021}}</ref>{{efn|The [[National Weather Service]] does not currently implement wind speed estimates into its official tornado ratings, so while the winds align with the "EF5" category of the Enhanced Fujita scale, damage surveys took precedence. As a result, while the wind estimates are considered reliable by the NWS,<ref>{{Cite journal | doi=10.1175/WAF-D-14-00152.1| title=A Multiscale Overview of the el Reno, Oklahoma, Tornadic Supercell of 31 May 2013| journal=Weather and Forecasting| volume=30| issue=3| pages=525–552| year=2015| last1=Bluestein| first1=Howard B.| last2=Snyder| first2=Jeffrey C.| last3=Houser| first3=Jana B.| bibcode=2015WtFor..30..525B| doi-access=free}}</ref> the tornado ultimately received a rating of "EF3" based on a damage survey (in the weeks before this, it was considered an "EF5").|name=winds}}
| gusts =
| gusts =
| hail =
| hail =
| maximum snow =
| maximum snow =
| maximum rain =
| maximum rain = 3.00 in
| power outages =
| power outages =
| total fatalities = 8 fatalities, 151 injuries
| total fatalities = 8 fatalities, 151 injuries
| damages = $35–40 million (estimate)
| damages = $35–40 million (estimate)
| affected = [[Canadian County, Oklahoma]]; especially areas to the south of [[El Reno, Oklahoma|El Reno]]
| affected = [[Canadian County, Oklahoma]]; especially areas to the south of [[El Reno, Oklahoma|El Reno]]
| current advisories =
| current advisories =
| enhanced = yes
| enhanced = yes
| notes = Part of the '''[[tornado outbreak of May 26–31, 2013]]'''
| partof = the '''[[tornado outbreak of May 26–31, 2013]]'''
}}
}}
The '''2013 El Reno tornado''' happened 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=https://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>
The '''2013 El Reno tornado''' happened 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|access-date=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=https://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 |access-date=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|access-date=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|archive-date=March 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324224614/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/?n=events-19990503-may3faqs|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Notes==
==Notes==
[[Category:2013 in the United States]]
[[Category:2013 in the United States]]
{{weather-stub}} 8 people died due to this accident
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