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The National Weather Service has just upgraded the May 31 El Reno, Union City tornado to an EF-5 with a width of 2.6 miles wide, making it the widest tornado ever documented.
EF-5 is the highest possible rating for tornadoes on the Enhanced Fujita scale.
The upgrade was based on information from OU RaxPol Doppler data or mobile radar data, that measured low level winds of 296 miles per hour.
The National Weather Service said some of the subvortices had a forward movement of up to 180 miles per hour.
This tornado is double the width of the May 20 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma.
The F-4 Wilber-Hallam, Nebraska, tornado May 22, 2004 was the previous record holder for the widest tornado on record at 2.5 miles wide.
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Here are photos that our viewers and visitors sent in of the storms that hit May 31st, 2013
Taken from S Fort Reno Rd. The same road 4Warn was on. 
skies over mustant 
CV Tech - damage from May 31 tornado 
May 31, 2013 
the face of the tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma 
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Hail at my house in El Reno 
Taken near El Reno on 31 May -M Vidito 
Taken near El Reno - M Vidito 
Hello! i have some picture from last Fridays/Saturdays storms. We were at lake Tenkiller "pine cove" on the south side.here are some great lightning picture and maybe a tornado i dont know. can you tell me please Thx Brandy White 
Typical hail stones during the El Reno Tornado - May 31, 2013 C Parker 
Dorsey Martin dmartin29@cox.net 1 June Approx 20 ft of SE 15 collapsed between Choctaw Road and Indian Meridian. 
Hello! i have some picture from last Fridays/Saturdays storms. We were at lake Tenkiller "pine cove" on the south side.here are some great lightning picture and maybe a tornado i dont know. can you tell me please Thx Brandy White 
Hello! i have some picture from last Fridays/Saturdays storms. We were at lake Tenkiller "pine cove" on the south side.here are some great lightning picture and maybe a tornado i dont know. can you tell me please Thx Brandy White 
Hello! i have some picture from last Fridays/Saturdays storms. We were at lake Tenkiller "pine cove" on the south side.here are some great lightning picture and maybe a tornado i dont know. can you tell me please Thx Brandy White 
Hello! i have some picture from last Fridays/Saturdays storms. We were at lake Tenkiller "pine cove" on the south side.here are some great lightning picture and maybe a tornado i dont know. can you tell me please Thx Brandy White 
Hello! i have some picture from last Fridays/Saturdays storms. We were at lake Tenkiller "pine cove" on the south side.here are some great lightning picture and maybe a tornado i dont know. can you tell me please Thx Brandy White 
When the Southside OKC tornado came through our tornado shelter filled with water 
Looking out storm shelter from SW 22nd and Penn towards Stockyards City 
Tornado in El Reno -M Vidito 
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2 East of Lookeba trying to avoid storms by going South. At this time the storms were "back building" according to the radio. 
This was taken right before the storm hit the SW side of OKC, near 104th & Walker 
Damage to power poles between Portland Ave and Meridian Ave on NW 10th 
Damage to power poles between Portland Ave and Meridian Ave on NW 10th 
Damage to power poles between Portland Ave and Meridian Ave on NW 10th 
Damage to power poles between Portland Ave and Meridian Ave on NW 10th 
Damage to power poles between Portland Ave and Meridian Ave on NW 10th 
Photo taken from the top step of our storm shelter just south east of South Gregory Road and Reno Ave. 
about 6:40pm on 5.31.2013 @ SW 22nd and Meridian. 
right outside my shelter so close i could here it 
may 31 tornado formation west of Pocasset 5 miles looking north Minco area 
1 mile south of El Reno looking west 
1 mile south of El Reno Looking west 
1 mile south of El Reno looking west 
I couldn't capture the entire circle that was surrounding this storm with my available lens. -Susan George - Rosedale 
There is two cars down the road one is news 4 Emily Sutton 
After the first round of tornados hit OKC/Union City, the skies looked like this in Stillwater 
Neighbors car flattened 
Looking north from the west service rd of I-35 I got this picture of what they were describing on the radio when it was over I-35 and Indian Hills Rd. 
Leaving the house to get out of the way was on the mind of many people. 
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Photo by Stacia Dunkin 5/31/2013 
Photo by Stacia Dunkin 5/31/2013 
Tree pulled out of the ground by the roots. Taken by Terrie Kriley 
Taken after the storm went through. Beautiful! 
Looking WNW on the west end of Stillwater before dusk on May 31st. 
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May 31, 2013 After storm passes in Cushing, OK. Photographer - Jessica Wingett Aka - Jade 
This is facing ESE at 178th and May in Deer Creek/Edmond on May 31st, 2013 
We left our house and drove away from the storm. I took this picture at a stop light on the way home. A majestic view after a very nasty day. This was taken at Penn and Memorial, OKC. 
South Moore, May 31 at approximately 7.20pm Megan Jackson 
5/31/2013 Trucks started to pile up on I-40, heading eastbound toward the Metro Area. Big trucks becoming sitting ducks to be tipped over. by Gopi Namaste 
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Clouds over Moore May 31, 2013 around 6 p.m. 
Sky and wall cloud south of Moore, OK, May 31st at approximately 7.20pm 
This is right after the tornado warning was lifted and fans and staff were allowed to leave. 
I noticed this heart cloud...thought it was interesting...I adjusted this one...I will send the original next 
Taken at 6:25 pm from my house 1/4 mile south of Lake Thunderbird. Looking west. John Northcutt 
Trees down, fence destroyed, lots of damage. 
from the tracks on the ground it looks like it was flipped twice over a fence and in the neighbors yard 
Photo taken looking west from our Rosedale property towards Purcell. Photo: Susan George 
north OKC by highway 81 looking south 
Taken at 6:25 pm, 1/4 mile south of Lake Thunderbird 
Taken at 6:25 pm, 1/4 mile south of Lake Thunderbird 
Dark and looming clouds before the tornado touched down in Norman 
picture of the storm from sooner road about to cross I-240 pointed towards the crossroads mall are. 
Lightning in the sky Friday night about 10 pm. Taken from NW OKC. 
5/31/13 NW 164th and Penn Andrea Williams 
Hail on the ground, east side of house. Taken at 8:43 pm, 1/4 mile south of Lake Thunderbird. 
Taken at 8:43 pm, 1/4 mile south of Lake Thunderbird. 
Taken at 9:26 P.M. May 31 2013 facing south looking down Billen ST 
this is the original pic of the heart cloud 
Taken from Sooner road heading towards Moore. Camera pointed in direction of Moore 
We kept trying to drive away from the storm heading south and it just kept shifting towards us. We tried heading towards the light and the car got engulfed in darkness. Not sure where this is. Somewhere past draper headed towards norman (i think) 
Courtesy: Vella in Silver Lake 
Courtesy: Kevin & DeLeah Poe in Stillwater 
Courtesy: Eric Radford near Devon 
Courtesy: Curtis Liles in Downtown OKC 
Courtesy: Cornfedokie 
Courtesy: Carly Murray on Reno 
Courtesy: Brittany Callison in Paseo District 
Courtesy: Andrew Cruz in Bethany 
Courtesy: Agsokc near NW 50th & Western 
OKC Mesta Park flooding - Victoria Stahl 
Courtesy: Trina 
Courtesy: Tracy at SW52 & Independence 
Courtesy: Tameia Higgins 
Courtesy: Sandy Price in North Norman 
Courtesy: Ralph Davis near Ren & Rockwell 
Courtesy: Justin Skalla 
Courtesy: Erin near Union City 
Courtesy: Bryan 
Courtesy: Annejan64 
Not my pic. It was just posted on Facebook. 
Hail in El Reno 5/31/13 
Courtesy: Porter Jordan 
Courtesy: Michelle Morkrid 
Courtesy: Kenneth Parks 
Courtesy: Christi Owen 
Courtesy: Brooke Brown 
Courtesy: Kenneth Parks 
Courtesy: Darrick Goforth 
Courtesy: Jana Ray 
Courtesy: Alyssa Gore 
Courtesy: Alyssa Gore 
Courtesy: Cody Baker 
Courtesy: Cody Baker 
Courtesy: Ginger Magill 
Norman 
Courtesy: Cindy Burgess NW 122nd & Council 
Courtesy: Cassidy Rice 
Courtesy: Shortyninja 
El Reno tornado - Reed Timmer May 31 
South Moore power poles down - Lance West May 31 
El Reno tornado overturned numerous semis. - Lance West May 31 
Mother and baby killed when tornado blew their SUV off the highway near Mustang. - Lance West May 31 
Near 36th and Shartel 
Courtesy: Denise Kimball in the Paseo 
Courtesy: Lisa Dudzinski
High winds and tornadoes broke out across the state May 31st followed by severe flooding. Many of our viewers and visitors captured some amazing photos.
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