Oklahoma tornado was widest on record

The deadly tornado near Oklahoma City last week was a record-breaking 2.6 miles (4.2 km) wide and packed winds of up to 295 mph, weather officials said. It was the second top-of-the scale EF-5 twister in the area in 11 days, the National Weather Service said. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22776802#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa