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Several destructive tornadoes have hit the state of Oklahoma since 1882, the year with the first recorded tornado within state boundaries. Oklahoma, located in Tornado Alley, experiences around 68 tornadoes annually, with each EF3+ tornado killing an average of 2.9 people. 497 tornadoes have been classified as "intense" in Oklahoma, being rated F3+ on the Fujita Scale [note 1] or EF3+ on the ...
A large tornado outbreak occurred in north europe, with most occurring in central England and Wales. About 107 tornadoes were reported to have touched down in what remains the largest tornado outbreak in European history. 104 tornadoes touched down on november 23 in the United Kingdom during a span of less than 6 hours. [9]
An F2 tornado tracked through Lamar County, destroying multiple homes and outbuildings and killing one person. [13] Another F2 tornado damaged multiple barns and killed hundreds of cattle in Wheeler County. An F3 tornado struck Newark, directly impacting a school and destroying 11 poorly built homes. Two people were injured. [13]
At least seven people perished and nearly 100 were injured on Saturday night when a powerful tornado struck communities in north Texas near the Oklahoma border, Governor Greg Abbott said at a news ...
Only three whole states are part of tornado alley: Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. Parts of Louisiana, Iowa, Nebraska, eastern Colorado and the northern part of Texas are considered part of the ...
NWS investigators are conducting storm damage assessments in more than 30 areas across Oklahoma and north Texas. These surveys will help meteorologists confirm whether a tornado was present and ...
TOTO. An instrumented metal drum which scientists attempted to place in the path of tornadoes during the 1980s. The TOtable Tornado Observatory (nicknamed "TOTO") is a large, instrumented barrel-shaped device invented in 1979 by engineers Dr. Al Bedard and Carl Ramzy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Environmental Technology Laboratory (ETL), and Dr. Howard ...
Thunderstorms and possible tornadoes were forecast across Oklahoma on Monday after potent storms injured 11 ... Kansas and Texas. ... In Tulsa County, about 100 miles northeast of Oklahoma City ...