Columbus Tornado 2024
2024 Columbus tornado This article is about the record-breaking tornado in 2024. For the EF5 tornado in Ohio. On the evening of Tuesday, May 14, 2024, a significant and potent tornado formed in the rural regions of Central Oklahoma. This particular tornado was rain-wrapped and featured multiple vortices, which made it the widest tornado on record beating out El Rino's 2013 Tornado. It was part of a larger weather system that generated numerous tornadoes over the previous days. The tornado first touched down at 6:03 p.m. Central Daylight Time (2203 UTC), approximately 8.6 miles (13.8 km) east-southeast of Columbus, and quickly expanded in size and intensity as it moved through the central areas of Franklin County. 2024 Columbus tornado View of Columbus Tornado in Whitehall View of the tornado from the southeast at 6:28 p.m. CDT (2228 UTC) as it was nearing peak strength Meteorol...