.
June 4th, 2013
08:57 PM ET

Bill Nye Explains Why Oklahoma Tornado was so Large

Friday's Oklahoma tornado was one for the record books.

Fires, floods, storms: Mother Nature sends extremes across U.S.

The National Weather Service says the twister was 2.6 miles wide-  making it the widest U.S. tornado ever. It was a rare EF5; the highest level of tornado intensity.

Bill Nye and Tom Foreman explain why the tornado was so large.
Filed under: Environment • Oklahoma Tornado • Weather
soundoff (One Response)
  1. Andrew

    wow did not think there would ever be a tornado larger than the wilbur/hallam nebraska tornado.

    June 5, 2013 at 1:08 am | Reply

Post a comment


  

CNN welcomes a lively and courteous discussion as long as you follow the Rules of Conduct set forth in our Terms of Service. Comments are not pre-screened before they post. You agree that anything you post may be used, along with your name and profile picture, in accordance with our Privacy Policy and the license you have granted pursuant to our Terms of Service.

« Back to main