The strongest category of tornado is EF5 (F5 in countries that still use the original Fujita scale). However, although these tornadoes are the strongest they are not always the largest.
In fact, for nine years the largest tornado on record, which hit Hallam, Nebraska on May 22, 2004 was an F4. Though weaker than an F5 this is still and extremely powerful tornado. This was later surpassed by the El Reno, Oklahoma tornado of May 31, 2013, which was rated EF5.
The second largest tornado on record was the Hallam, Nebraska tornado of May 22, 2004. It was 2.5 miles wide.
The largest tornado in Oklahoma (and in fact the largest tornado ever recorded), was the El Reno, Oklahoma tornado of May 31, 2013. It was 2.6 miles wide.
No, Colorado has never recorded an F5 or EF5 tornado, the strongest was an F4. The largest tornado (by path width) on record in Colorado was rated EF3.
The largest tornado recorded struck Hallam, Nebraska in 2004. It was 2.5 miles wide.
The largest tornado to hit Mississippi was the Yazoo City, Mississippi tornado of April 24, 2010. It was 1.75 miles wide.
The largest tornado was the 2.6 mile wide monster that struck near El Reno, Oklahoma on May 31, 2013.
The largest tornado ever recorded was 2.6 miles wide.
The largest tornado ever in history was found in Tornado Alley, (obviously named after the amount of tornadoes which started.)
The largest tornado in Oklahoma history was the El Reno tornado of May 31, 2013. The tornado passed south and east of the city itself, affecting mostly rural areas. It reached a maximum width of 2.6 miles, making it the largest tornado on record anywhere in the world.
The largest tornado on record struck near El Reno, Oklahoma on May 31, 2013. It was 2.6 miles wide.
No. The largest tornado ever recorded hit Hallam, Nebraska in the United States.
Offically, the largest tornado on record struck near El Reno, Oklahoma on May 31, 2013. Radar and later damage surveys showed the tornado to be 2.6 miles wide.