The largest tornado ever recorded was 2.6 miles wide.
The average tornado is 50 yards (45 meters) wide.
The Waco tornado of 1953 was about one third of a mile wide.
The El Reno tornado was approximately 2.6 miles wide.
The deadliest tornado in Michigan History was the Flint, Michigan F5 tornado. It hit on June 8, 1953, killing 115. It was also the tenth deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
Scientists believe that in extreme cases a tornado can get up to about 2.5 miles wide
The El Reno tornado was approximately 2.6 miles wide when it struck.
The widest tornado on record was 2.6 miles wide.
A tornado can get wide, very wide. A bolt of lightning is only one half inch thick.
No. The widest tornado ever recorded was half that: 2.5 miles wide.
It varies. The average tornado is 50 yards wind, but some are under 10 yards wide. Very large tornadoes can be up to a mile wide or more at the ground. The widest tornado ever recorded was 2.6 miles wide.
The Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22, 2011 tornado was 3/4 mile to 1 mile (1.2 to 1.6 km) wide.