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== Climate and weather events == El Reno has endured numerous weather-related incidents. On [[Tornado outbreak sequence of May 21–26, 2011|May 24, 2011]], the violent and long-tracking [[2011 El Reno–Piedmont tornado]], an [[Enhanced Fujita scale|EF5]] tornado, struck parts of northwestern El Reno. The tornado killed a total of 9 people, injured 181 others, and had winds measured at up to 295 mph<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Snyder |first1=Jeffrey C. |last2=Bluestein |first2=Howard B. |date=2014-08-01 |title=Some Considerations for the Use of High-Resolution Mobile Radar Data in Tornado Intensity Determination |url=https://zenodo.org/record/1234617 |journal=Weather and Forecasting |volume=29 |issue=4 |pages=799–827 |bibcode=2014WtFor..29..799S |doi=10.1175/waf-d-14-00026.1 |doi-access=free}}</ref> by mobile doppler radar near [[Interstate 40]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-02-11 |title=Tornado B2 - The Calumet-El Reno-Piedmont-Guthrie Tornado of May 24, 2011 |url=http://www.weather.gov/oun/events-20110524-tornado-b2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080201/http://www.weather.gov/oun/events-20110524-tornado-b2 |archive-date=11 February 2017 |access-date=2022-02-19 |website=}}</ref> Two years later, on May 31, 2013, rural areas near El Reno were hit by a [[2013 El Reno tornado|record-breaking multiple-vortex tornado]]. The tornado set a record with a width of {{convert|2.6|mi|km}}. Multiple storm chasers, including [[Mike Bettes]] and Dan Robinson, were injured, and [[Tim Samaras]], Paul Samaras, and [[Carl Young (storm chaser)|Carl Young]] of the [[TWISTEX]] team, alongside amateur Richard Henderson, were killed.<ref name="chaser">{{cite news |author=Clay, Nolan |date=June 3, 2013 |title=Oklahoma storms: Amateur storm chaser took photo of tornado that killed him |url=http://newsok.com/article/3841315 |access-date=June 4, 2013 |newspaper=[[The Oklahoman]]}}</ref><ref name="samaras">{{cite web |last=Hargrove |first=Brantley |date=29 August 2013 |title=The Last Ride of Legendary Storm Chaser Tim Samaras |url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/2013-08-29/news/the-last-ride-of-legendary-storm-chaser-tim-samaras/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831070804/http://www.dallasobserver.com/2013-08-29/news/the-last-ride-of-legendary-storm-chaser-tim-samaras/ |archive-date=August 31, 2013 |access-date=7 October 2018}}</ref> An [[Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2019#El Reno, Oklahoma|EF3 tornado]] struck southern parts of El Reno on May 25, 2019. Touching down at 10:32 pm, the tornado damaged a service station before moving east-northeastward and crossing Interstate 40. It damaged billboards before striking a motel and a mobile home park at U.S. Highway 81, both of which suffered significant damage. One part of the motel had most of its second-floor walls destroyed, and several mobile homes were destroyed, killing two people and injuring many others. East of Highway 81, the tornado damaged an automobile service building and a house on Route 66. The tornado caused tree damage before dissipating on Alfadale Road north of Route 66. The tornado had a maximum estimated width of {{convert|75|yd}} and injured 19 people.<ref>{{cite report|title=Public Information Statement: NWS Damage Survey For 05/25/2019 Tornado Event|url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSOUN&e=201905261851|via=National Weather Service Norman, Oklahoma|publisher=Iowa Environmental Mesonet|date=May 26, 2019|access-date=May 27, 2019}}</ref> {{Weather box |location = El Reno, Oklahoma |single line = Y |Jan record high F = |Feb record high F = |Mar record high F = |Apr record high F = |May record high F = |Jun record high F = |Jul record high F = |Aug record high F = |Sep record high F = |Oct record high F = |Nov record high F = |Dec record high F = |year record high F= |Jan high F = 47.4 |Feb high F = 53.0 |Mar high F = 63.2 |Apr high F = 73.4 |May high F = 80.8 |Jun high F = 88.7 |Jul high F = 94.4 |Aug high F = 93.3 |Sep high F = 84.8 |Oct high F = 74.6 |Nov high F = 60.4 |Dec high F = 50.1 |year high F= |Jan low F = 23.9 |Feb low F = 28.6 |Mar low F = 37.3 |Apr low F = 47.8 |May low F = 56.6 |Jun low F = 65.2 |Jul low F = 70.1 |Aug low F = 68.4 |Sep low F = 60.7 |Oct low F = 49.5 |Nov low F = 37.3 |Dec low F = 27.4 |year low F= |Jan record low F = |Feb record low F = |Mar record low F = |Apr record low F = |May record low F = |Jun record low F = |Jul record low F = |Aug record low F = |Sep record low F = |Oct record low F = |Nov record low F = |Dec record low F = |year record low F= |precipitation colour=green |Jan precipitation inch = 1.0 |Feb precipitation inch = 1.3 |Mar precipitation inch = 2.3 |Apr precipitation inch = 2.6 |May precipitation inch = 5.4 |Jun precipitation inch = 4.4 |Jul precipitation inch = 2.3 |Aug precipitation inch = 2.8 |Sep precipitation inch = 4.1 |Oct precipitation inch = 2.5 |Nov precipitation inch = 1.8 |Dec precipitation inch = 1.0 |year precipitation inch=31.5 |Jan snow inch = |Feb snow inch = |Mar snow inch = |Apr snow inch = |May snow inch = |Jun snow inch = |Jul snow inch = |Aug snow inch = |Sep snow inch = |Oct snow inch = |Nov snow inch = |Dec snow inch = |year snow inch= <!--Average daily % humidity--> |Jan humidity= |Feb humidity= |Mar humidity= |Apr humidity= |May humidity= |Jun humidity= |Jul humidity= |Aug humidity= |Sep humidity= |Oct humidity= |Nov humidity= |Dec humidity= |year humidity= <!--Average number of rainy days--> |unit rain days= <!--If entering the average number of days, then the unit requirement should be used, because this varies between countries. E.g. 0.1 in, 0.01 in.--> |Jan rain days= |Feb rain days= |Mar rain days= |Apr rain days= |May rain days= |Jun rain days= |Jul rain days= |Aug rain days= |Sep rain days= |Oct rain days= |Nov rain days= |Dec rain days= |year rain days= |source 1 = weather.com |source 2 = Weatherbase.com <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=818243&refer= | title = Historical Weather for El Reno, Oklahoma, United States}}</ref> |date=October 2, 2010 }}
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