2011 El Reno–Piedmont tornado
2011 CE.
Shown on the map at 35.444°, -98.287°.
During the late-afternoon hours of May 24, 2011, a large, long-tracked and exceptionally violent EF5 tornado, commonly known as the El Reno–Piedmont tornado, impacted areas near or within the communities of El Reno, Piedmont, and Guthrie, killing nine people and injuring 181 others. After producing incredible damage in several locations along a path of more than 60 miles (97 km), the tornado was given a rating of EF5 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, with peak wind speeds in excess of 210 mph (340 km/h), although a mobile Doppler radar found that the tornado possessed wind speeds of up to 295 mph (475 km/h). The tornado was the first F5/EF5 tornado to occur in Oklahoma since May 3, 1999, when an F5 tornado devastated areas in and around the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. The tornado touched down in southwestern Canadian County and quickly became violent, debarking numerous trees as it passed through areas several miles southwest of Calumet. As it approached and crossed I-40 west of El Reno, it reached its maximum intensity.
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