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Today's Weather News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Oklahoma tornado was widest ever measured in U.S. - NWS Oklahoma Tornado Was a Record 2.6 Miles Wide Mammoth Oklahoma tornado was widest ever recorded – almost strongest, too Why Oklahoma's Deadly Twister Was Widest Ever Kan. farmers planting crops as weather allows More cool weather aids crews fighting Calif. fire Cold, wet weather bogs down Minn. field work

Oklahoma tornado was widest ever measured in U.S. - NWS  Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013 04:01 PM PDT By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - Luck was on the side of El Reno, Oklahoma, on Friday as the widest tornado ever measured in the U.S. took a long detour around the city, according to the National Weather Service, which released its findings on the massive twister on Tuesday. The rare EF5 tornado, 2.6 miles wide and with wind speeds reaching 295 mph, touched down southwest of El Reno at 6:03 p.m., making a semicircle for 40 minutes around the city of 17,200 people, the National Weather Service said. "It missed," said Doug Speheger, a National Weather Service meteorologist. ... Full Story	Top
Oklahoma Tornado Was a Record 2.6 Miles Wide  Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013 02:57 PM PDT The deadly cyclone that struck on Friday in El Reno, Oklahoma, was the second EF5 tornado in less than two weeks to wreak devastation on the state. It was also the largest twister ever recorded in the United States. According to the National Weather Service, the May 31 tornado that killed 18 people grew to 2.6 miles wide, achieving a top speed of 295 miles per hour. The second-widest funnel, which devastated parts of Hallam, Nebraska, in 2004, spanned only 2.5 miles. ... Full Story	Top
Mammoth Oklahoma tornado was widest ever recorded – almost strongest, too  Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013 02:26 PM PDT The tornado that ripped through El Reno, Okla., on Friday was the widest tornado ever recorded and had winds that hit nearly 300 miles per hour, close to the highest wind speed ever measured, the National Weather Service reported Tuesday. Full Story	Top
Why Oklahoma's Deadly Twister Was Widest Ever  Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013 12:05 PM PDT The tornado that struck near the Oklahoma City suburb of El Reno last Friday (May 31) has been upgraded to an EF5 strength — the strongest rating on the  Enhanced Fujita scale. National Weather Service (NWS) storm surveyors also put the tornado's path at a whopping 2.6 miles (4 kilometers) across at its widest point, making it the widest tornado on record. Full Story	Top
Kan. farmers planting crops as weather allows  Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013 09:06 AM PDT Kansas farmers have been planting row crops where field conditions allow amid the recent spate of heavy rain, high winds and tornadoes. Monday's weekly update from the Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service ... Full Story	Top
More cool weather aids crews fighting Calif. fire  Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013 08:14 AM PDT PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — Cool, moist air that's sticking around made it easier for thousands of firefighters building containment lines around a destructive wildfire north of Los Angeles, a day after evacuation orders were lifted for nearly 3,000 residents. Full Story	Top
Cold, wet weather bogs down Minn. field work  Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013 07:12 AM PDT Another week of cold, wet weather has bogged down field work in parts of Minnesota. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says in its weekly crops and weather report for Minnesota that standing water and ... Full Story	Top

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