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Oklahoma experienced its largest tornado outbreak on record, with 70 confirmed. 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. [6]
A late-year autumn outbreak, it was the largest October tornado outbreak in Oklahoma history. (8 significant) Tornado outbreak of January 17–18, 1999: January 17–18, 1999: Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi: 24: 8 fatalities: Strong and deadly tornadoes touched down in Tennessee, including an F3 and an F4 tornado that struck Jackson, killing ...
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 ...
1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, the most prolific tornado outbreak in Oklahoma history Tornado outbreak sequence of May 21–26, 2011 , an outbreak featuring numerous violent tornadoes in the state Tornado outbreak of May 18–21, 2013 , including the 2013 Moore tornado , the third-costliest tornado on record
A damaged sign lies outside the wreckage of Plaza Towers Elementary School, where seven children were killed when a tornado hit Moore, Oklahoma, in May 2013. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) A decade ago ...
Oklahoma experienced its largest tornado outbreak on record, with 70 confirmed. 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.
April 25, 1893: Two tornadoes caused damage in Norman and Moore, with the second tornado killing 31 people and injuring “many” others.The National Weather Service Norman, Oklahoma identified this as a “significant” tornado and one of the “five strong/violent” that day in Oklahoma, suggesting the 1.25 miles (2.01 km) wide tornado was at least equivalent to F2 intensity and possibly ...
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 ...