The 2013 El Reno Tornado – A Storm Chasing Disaster – A Retrospective and Analysis

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Reuter Road East, Oklahoma. To most; it seems like any other rural road with nothing going on. A straight line off into the distance in the flatlands of Oklahoma. For those interested in Weather; this road is known for a memorial site; a memorial site remembering the lives lost during the worst disaster in storm chasing history. An event; that 10 years ago; cemented itself in the record books for plenty of reasons. That event was the 2013 El Reno Tornado.
On May 31, 2013, a large and powerful tornado tore across rural Central Oklahoma. The tornado, over the course of 40 minutes, would cement itself in the history books; breaking the record for the largest tornado in recorded history with a peak width of 2.6 miles, and for what it did to those on the ground. The tornado would already be notable for it’s size on its own; but it’s what the tornado took from the world that left a massive scar in the storm chasing community. Numerous storm chasers were caught off guard and hit by the El Reno Tornado due to its rapid widening and unpredictable changes in its movement; leaving some with minor or major injuries. But for 4 of the storm chasers caught in the path of the tornado, they were not so lucky. 3 of those 4 chasers were well known in the community for their dedication to meteorology and chasing. The TWISTEX Team; Tim Samaras, Paul Samaras, and Carl Young – died in the tornado; another less known chaser, Richard Charles Henderson, also died. The TWISTEX Team was one of the most well respected chaser teams in the nation due to their dedication to storm chasing and meteorology; in a pursuit to better understand tornados. At the time of recording, it has been nearly 10 years since the El Reno 2013 Tornado, and given the recent number of chasing incidents this year; it’s more important than ever to take a deep dive into the deadliest accident in storm chasing history. I’ll be giving some context before the event, the synopsis, the event itself, the aftermath, and the legacy, controversy, and importance of the event, with an interview with @ReedTimmerWx Welcome to Nature’s Fury.

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