00:00The most powerful tornado of 2026 has just torn through Enid, Oklahoma.
00:05An EF4 twister, packing winds of 175 miles per hour,
00:10ripped through the northern Oklahoma city last Thursday evening,
00:14spending nearly 30 minutes on the ground.
00:16Forty homes were destroyed or completely flattened.
00:20Vance Air Force Base, just outside the city, reported significant damage
00:24and was forced to temporarily shut down operations.
00:27This is now the strongest confirmed tornado anywhere in the United States this year.
00:32And it did not happen in isolation.
00:35More than 430 tornadoes have struck the U.S. so far in 2026,
00:40one of the most active tornado seasons in modern history.
00:44Meteorologists say a powerful combination of gulf moisture
00:47and an unstable jet stream is fueling outbreak after outbreak across the plains and Midwest.
00:53Forecasters are warning that more violent storm systems
00:56are expected throughout the coming weeks.
00:58But you can't go out there.
00:58I'm notarent the rain river MY ΡΠ²ΡΠ·red through technology,
00:58but you can't weather it before it Would be little SPSEC would come out,
00:58so I'm going to be 2026.
00:58But I'm not going to be 50.
Comments