Now imagine that the tornado is over 100 miles wide.
You have Hurricane Patricia, the most powerful storm ever recorded in the Pacific, now approaching the west coast of Mexico.
Besides the high winds, Patricia also has broken the record for the lowest air pressure, at 888 mB (average air pressure at sea level is 1013 mB).
Patricia is expected to dump 6 to 12 inches of rain over the Mexican states of Jalisco, Colima, Michoacan and Guerrero. Life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides are possible. The rain will then cause flooding in Texas.
As of right now, the storm is expected to reach Connecticut by Wednesday or Thursday, bringing about 2 to 3 inches of rain.
More information is available from the National Hurricane Center, weather.com and just about every news station.
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