Simulation of Oklahoma's 2011 "El Reno” tornado
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- In May 2011, several tornadoes touched down over the Oklahoma landscape across a four-day span. One after the other, supercells spawned funnel clouds that caused significant property damage and loss of life. On May 24, one tornado in particular - the “El Reno” - registered as an EF-5, the strongest tornado category on the Enhanced Fujita scale. It remained on the ground for nearly two hours and left a path of destruction 63-miles long. Leigh Orf, a scientist with the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, used the Blue Waters Supercomputer the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to simulate that tornado in order to better understand how it formed and intensified.
I would love to see a simulation of the 2013 El Reno tornado.
I would too. I have been watching videos of the 2013 El Reno tornado, it was really something different. Once it got to RT 81 it was insane. Most videos at that point are from far away or from people running away. Skip Talbot's video map of where each chaser was at what time helps put some of the videos in perspective.
I doubt you'll see one. They have no clue what happened with the 2013 El Reno tornado. That one changed everything they thought they knew about tornadoes. It moved differently, it's structure was different, it's size, the speed it grew, the way the multiple vortices kept coming and coming.
The way it was structured was unusual in that it had a extremely large main circulation on the ground with a large cone that was merely a persistent gigantic vortices that grew to massive size and yet it was literally eating smaller ones rotating into it. Later 2 other large vortices established themselves and they rotated around the central rotation that you couldn't even see really except for the debris moving along the ground. Meanwhile on the edge of the entire rotation, smaller suction vortices can be seen forming on the back "southern" side and eventually dropping on the Eastern side one right after other before getting rain wrapped by a massive collar of clouds literally being pulled down to the ground.
Whether it was 130mph RFD or 200mph bearscage wind speeds, the 2013 El Reno can't be rendered because quite frankly it was the most non traditional storm anyone has ever seen. It didn't do anything that could be modeled in a way they could be reproduced visually like the 2011.
@@DEFKNIGHT /true but there is some very detailed information about the subvortexes that impacted the Twistex team in this paper
journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00221.1
I've actually simulated that one and gotten something close, except the tornado is too weak. I believe to accurately simulate this storm it will take some extra special sauce... multiple forcings, etc. It could happen...
@@LeighOrfsThunderstormResearch '13 was such a complicated storm. I think in the near future there will be debate over the exact width and complexity of the storm. Will the vortices outside the main funnel be considered part of the tornado or perhaps they'll end up being considered separate satellites? Skip Talbot made the observation that what is traditionally considered the bear's cage had such strong tornadic winds and is considered part of the tornado. I bet there will be future debate about what the actual tornado width is with this unique storm
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We can actually see the anticyclonic funnel to the left of the main tornado, that's just crazy
The music and the graphics were perfectly matched for this video. This video would make an incredible screensaver or background/wallpaper for the weather enthusiasts among us. Thank you for sharing your work.
Jerry Fisher ikr
70% of coments are complaining abaut the EI Reno tornado happening in 2013 not 2011 but this isnt the 2013 EI Reno tornado its a diffrent one check the description. sorry for bad english
The thing is that the 2011 tornado that tore through El Reno, Oklahoma occurred on May 24th, 2011; just two days after Joplin, Missouri was completely destroyed by an EF5 tornado on May 22nd, 2011.
This is such amazing and important research!! Thank you for sharing it.
That's really a great simulation. Cool music too.
Love the transition from laminar vortex to turbulent.
Very cool video. I’ve always wanted to see a simulation of the El Reno tornado.
this isn't about the infamous el reno tornado. these clips of simulations are reflecting off of a supercell that had many strong tornados touch down in el reno. this video has nothing to do with the el reno tornado.
@@WhirlywasTaken ?? very strangely worded. just because a more "impressive" and infamous tornado struck the same area 2 years later does not mean this particular tornado did not also happen in el reno lol
@@nyanyania Agree, like Moore, OK was hit twice, and both tornadoes had almost same route, in 1999, and 2013.
Wish the link was in description...this is incredible recreation. Helps us non-scientist-types, see and understand it a lot better.
I love Reed Timmers case review makes me feel like a professional😂
Love this simulation!
soo cool - but needs some explanation of the different things shown
El reno is bassicly just the solar system turned into a supercell
I'm wondering if I am able to use this video for a school presentation
Strachan Clips how did the presentation go?
If there's no second-hand profiteering involved, you can use anything for anything. 👍
The tornado is so small in comparison of the supercell !
THANK YOU
does anyone know the music for this video? I had it stuck in my head during school
Companion I love you, jincheng zhang
Song name?
There’s 2D weather sandbox but I can’t wait for 3d weather sandbox, possibly AI-powered and this realistic.
What makes this simulation specific to the El Reno tornado..?
CaptnHampton22 really dude? The El Reno tornado is the biggest tornado ever recorded in Oklahoma and in the world. It’s even scarier when you live close to El Reno.
this simulation has nothing to do with the el reno tornado.
@@supdude8335 Well, the tornado that was profiled in the video hit El Reno, Oklahoma on May 24th, 2011. Not many people outside of Oklahoma know about this particular tornado because of the date: May 24th, 2011. Just two days earlier; a violent and destructive EF5 tornado tore through Joplin, Missouri on May 22nd, 2011. As a result of the devastation in Joplin; the El Reno tornado went largely unknown.
@@supdude8335 this is not the infamous 2.6 mile wide el reno. This is the el reno ef5 of 2011. Make no mistake it still had winds of 298 mph making it one of the strongeat tornadoes ever recorded.
it is still so sad that Tim Samaras and the entire team in that colbalt his son was driving
was killed in the Reno storm. I viewed photos of what was left of the car,, and first I thought they got hit by a train. but saw no tracks near by then I read the the storm picked up the car and threw it 400 feet into a field either the tornado itself, or the impact after the car landed in the field , sheared the car in two. the front clip was found in the middle of the field. the passenger cabin ,or what was
left of it, was found against the fence at the edge of the field no one in the car survived.
William Moses its unbelievable how that tornado can wrap a car like a burrito
wrong tornado but rip
you have the wrong tornado, but..
This is the 2011 which was one of the worst tornadoes in history.
IMPRESSIVE !
God be with the men and women scientists who put their lives one the line to learn more and help us
That's not what that tornado did or even looked like. Not even close.
Wait. This was 2011. My apologies.
@@DEFKNIGHT bruh
@@mattekumba LOL
So were there two "El Reno" tornadoes, in 2011 and 2013?
yep.. the 2011 was rated ef5 and spawned from the same outbreak sequence that spawned the joplin ef5. the 2013 is the much more infamous one
@@nyanyania thanks man....
@@nyanyania 2011 was the twistex one?
@@Diaafem you mean the one that they passed away in? that was 2013
@@nyanyania ah alright
R.I.P. Tim Samaras :-:
Tim Marchal wrong tornado, but yes. R.I.P
wrong tornado.
Wow!
That a big nado
That's it?, I thought the supercell was the tornado
Anybody know the song…?
Companion I love you, jincheng zhang
Everyone. This is the Hinton-Calumet-El Reno-Piedmont-Guthrie, Oklahoma tornado from May 24 2011. And this was a real EF-5 not that bloated EF-3 from 2013 that everyone slobbers over. This tornado didn't roll vehicles 100 yards it tossed vehicles more than 1000 yards. It didn't leave houses partially standing with EF-3 damage it swept homes completely away. El Reno 2013 was big but not so powerful compared to others like this one.
The 2013 tornado was clearly EF-5 by Doppler windspeed. It was only downgraded because it didnt hit structures with those winds.
@@myke5696 That's right. Those wind speeds were measured above the surface. EF-3 damage was done at the surface where it counts.
@@liamphillips2918 I wouldn't know the exact science. You would think the highest wind speeds would be at the smallest part of the funnel at ground level because there is less distance for the circular winds to travel. The study I looked at stated that the EF-5 strength winds were measured above the surface in the 2013 El Reno tornado.
journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/MWR-D-15-0034.1
@@Deucealive75 Which one killed the storm chasers? I always thought that that was the big 2.6 mile wide one that had an erratic track that surprised the chasers. I presumed that that was the stronger EF 5 tornado. Would be amazing if "the world's largest tornado" wasn't even an EF-5. Is strength strictly measure according to structural damage? If that's the case, it's quite possible that the big one was an EF 5 on the ground in the country side and weakened some before it got to more populated areas. After all, it dissipated rather quickly, surprisingly enough.
@@stonew1927 Unfortunately the storm chasers were taken by the 2013 ElReno tornado.
The largest (widest) tornado ever measured quantitatively was the Muhall Oklahoma tornado from 1999 rated as an F4 and 4.3 miles wide.
Wow.
Wonder how tornado got larger
3 years late, but this is the 2011 ef5 not the 2013 ef3
@@Mr.Yeast2 oh
I Like The Supercell It's The Biggest Part Of The Storm
Ya what up Madison
i fall asleep to this video
Tri state pls
There are two supercells
I think a f5
Tornados are rated based on damaged not size lol
it was EF5 and doppler radar recorded 280 mph winds if i remember
They can simulate 2011 but they can't do 2013
The 2013 is structure is different it's impossible to render it had many more sub-vortices and became a very large wedge
It was 2013
This video is about an EF5 in 2011 that killed 9 people and tracked north of El Reno, not the EF3 in 2013 that killed 8 people south of El Reno.
WHY DID YOU SAY 2011
Because that's when this tornado occured
The 2011 and 2013 tornados are different
Music name?
Companion I love you, jincheng Zang
The El Reno tornado happened in 2013 not 2011.
There's more than one El Reno tornado, and this one is simulating the one in 2011.
Wasn't it 2013?
Toxic Papi Nick this was a different tornado
this isn't the infamous el reno tornado. this is a whole other supercell.
This Was The Tri State Tornado
This WASN'T the el reno tornado 2013. This is the 2011 monster and it is much more violent than the el reno tornado.
@@siddiqgamesyt3354 i forgot i made this comment 😂
V cool
HEY ITS FORMED IN MAY 2013 NOT MAY 2011
Nikki Oliva
Lmao chill your ass, it's only one small error.
Pretty sure they meant it to be 2013??
Also, this video was posted a while ago so I don't know why you're just posting a comment now just to shame someone for a small mistake.
nnattres Because El Reno Tornado is FORMED ON MAY 31 2013
Spectator 98 oh ok
Listen here. all of you. this was a another tornado other then the el reno.
@@WhirlywasTaken i cant believe how many people seem to miss that this isnt the 2013 one
*2013
this is the 2011 el reno tornado, this is not 2013
@@koji3956 watch Pecos Hank he says it’s 2013. Wasn’t he there?
@@MattCrabb10 there were 2 tornadoes in el Reno. This is the 2011 one, pecos hank was at the 2013 one.
@@koji3956 oh ok. I thought it was the 2.6 mile wide one
@@koji3956 pecos hank had another video of the 2011 but it was a stock footage used for 2013 take at look at his Tornadoes of 2013
You can see he say a doppler radar position nearby the top left text said the 2011 el reno tornado which means this video
Okay why can't these dorky weather peeps figure out a better warning system? They need more data.....puff ya right....
Brett Karst vortex 2 has extended lead times and they're still going through data that they collected they may find something that extended even further
Brett Karst it’s a lot more complicated than “figure it out”. Tornadoes are extremely hard to foresee and you can’t just go up to a weatherman every morning and ask him if your town is gonna get hit by a tornado today. Plus, the ultimate goal of meteorologists studying tornadoes is to create a better and more accurate warning system. Those “dorky weather peeps” aren’t all just sitting around on their asses jerking off to tornado simulations all day.
I don't think you understand.
The El Reno tornado happened in 2013 on may 31st.
this is a diffrent tornado EI Reno gets a alot of strong tornados
this is a different tornado smartass
20km???that is higher than atmosfere
the atmosphere extends allot higher then 20km about 200km
The atmosphere of earth goes past the moon. at over 300 thousand miles away.
@@WhirlywasTaken that is true but most people call that bullshit so i didn't say it.
I learned nothing.
why
DUDE IN MAY 2011 WAS JOPLIN TORNADO !!! IN 2013 WAS EL RENO TORNADO!
*_-PaulROGaming 2007-_* This was a different tornado...
different tornado my guy
El reno killed tim
god imagine this with the tri state tornado