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A map of the meteorological setup of the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak.The map displays surface and upper level atmospheric features associated with the outbreak. The Bridge Creek–Moore tornado was part of a much larger outbreak which produced 71 tornadoes across five states throughout the Central Plains on May 3 alone, along with an additional 25 that touched down a day later in some of ...
The tornado then crossed the Canadian River, passing into far southern Oklahoma City. As it passed over Bridge Creek, around 6:54 p.m., a Doppler On Wheels mobile Doppler weather radar detected wind speeds of 302 mph (486 km/h) – later revised to 321 mph (517 km/h) – inside the tornado at an elevation of 105 ft (32 m).
Lasting about an hour and a half, the storm produced two tornadoes, rated F3 and F1, along its path. The first tornado was on the ground for roughly 100 km (62 mi) and had a peak width of 250 m (270 yd). The tornado mostly remained over open areas, though significant damage occurred in Heidelberg, Gauteng. There, 40 people sustained injuries ...
On May 3, 1999, an F5 tornado struck Bridge Creek and Moore, Oklahoma, with winds of over 300 mph - the highest wind speed ever recorded on Earth. Nearly 600 people were injured, and 36 were ...
The most infamous tornado in modern memory is the EF5 monster that roared through southwest Oklahoma City and Moore, which left behind a 37-mile-long trail of destruction that stretched from Amber ...
The most notable of these was the F5 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado which devastated Oklahoma City and suburban communities. The tornado killed 36 people and injured 583 others; losses amounted to $1 billion, making it the first billion-dollar tornado in history.
Eleven years ago, the Regal Warren Moore theater in Oklahoma was severely damaged by an EF5 tornado. For Oklahomans, 'Twisters' helps highlight community solidarity after storms Skip to main content
List of tornadoes in the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak; 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak; 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado; Tornado outbreak of April 23, 2000; Tornado outbreak of April 10–11, 2001; List of tornadoes in the May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence; Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2003; List of tornadoes in the May 2004 tornado ...