The National Weather Service upgraded the El Reno, Oklahoma tornado that hit late last week, killing 18 people, to an EF-5 tornado — the highest, most dangerous, rarest classification.

The El Reno storm was the widest recorded tornado, 2.6 miles, in United States history. The EF5 twister was on the ground more than 16 miles before lifting.

State College, PA - According to the National Weather Service in Norman, Okla., the tornado, which struck the area near El Reno, Okla., was the widest on record at 2.6 miles.

A strong tornado touched down near El Reno, just south of I-40, as News 9 storm tracker captured video just after 9:30 p.m. It's one of several possible tornadoes that News 9 tracked on the ground ...

A strong storm hit El Reno Sunday night, possibly producing a damaging tornado. News 9's Jennifer Pierce was near Northwest 10th Street and Cimarron Road Monday morning, finding damaged homes ...

Evolution of the record-breaking tornado The first severe storms of the day began to fire in the late afternoon with the El Reno tornado touching down at 6:03 p.m. CDT.

NORMAN, Okla. — The National Weather Service says the deadly tornado that struck near Oklahoma City late last week was another top-of-the-scale EF5 that packed winds reaching 295 mph. The ...

The tornado that struck El Reno, Okla., Friday "is officially the widest known tornado in the U.S.," says the National Weather Service office in Norman, Okla., announcing today that at its widest ...

Volunteers spent the day today rummaging through tons and tons of tornado debris in El Reno, trying to find anything they could salvage. Pictures. Wedding rings. Anything that could give survivors ...

It has been over a month since an EF-3 tornado touched down in the City of El Reno, causing damage to a mobile park, motel and car dealerships. The May 25, 2019 storm killed two people who lived ...

On May 13, 2013, the El Reno tornado reached a record width of 2.6 miles, with wind speeds over 200 mph, and tragically claimed eight lives.