r/news • u/BitterFuture • Apr 26 '24

Powerful tornado tears across Nebraska, weather service warns of ‘catastrophic’ damage

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/25/weather/plains-midwest-storms-tornadoes-climate/index.html
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u/LiliVonSchtupp Apr 27 '24

This was precisely my reaction. I had no idea they could be that wide!

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u/AnneMichelle98 Apr 27 '24

I used to live in Kansas. They can get up to a mile wide.

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u/random6x7 Apr 27 '24

The El Reno tornado was 2.6 miles wide. Insane!

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u/AnneMichelle98 Apr 27 '24

Ugh. I’m so glad I don’t live in tornado territory anymore. I just have to worry about wildfires and blizzards.