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The 2013 Moore tornado was a large and violent EF5 tornado that ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, and adjacent areas on the afternoon of May 20, 2013, with peak winds estimated at 210 miles per hour (340 km/h), killing 24 people (plus two indirect fatalities) [2] and injuring 212 others. [3]
Tornado damage in Moore following the 1999 F5 tornado On May 3, 1999 a large, long-lived and exceptionally powerful F5 tornado hit Moore, Oklahoma.in which the highest wind speed ever measured globally was recorded at 321 miles per hour (517 km/h) by a Doppler on Wheels (DOW) radar.
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 ...
Tornado-damaged areas of Moore, Oklahoma, are seen in aerial photos during a mission flown by the Civil Air Patrol Sunday, May 26, 2013. ... Damage to a "well-constructed building" is the most ...
On May 20, 2013, a massive tornado rated at EF5 strength on the Enhanced Fujita Scale rocked Moore, Oklahoma, and surrounding cities, killing 24 and leaving hundreds injured. The destructive path ...
1999 tornado still ranks as one of Oklahoma's deadliest ... tornadoes in Moore again in May 2003 and then May 2013, when another EF5 tornado ripped through the city to leave behind $2 billion in ...
In Oklahoma, two strong tornadoes, one rated EF4, caused significant damage in rural areas of the eastern Oklahoma City metropolitan area; two people lost their lives near Shawnee. The most dramatic events unfolded on May 20 as a large EF5 tornado devastated parts of Moore, Oklahoma, killing 24 people. Thousands of structures were destroyed ...
For AccuWeather's Tornado Week, Timmer recounted his five most memorable tornado chases. ... 1999, an F5 tornado struck Bridge Creek and Moore, Oklahoma, with winds of over 300 mph - the highest ...