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The tornado was the costliest in Oklahoma history, leaving an estimated $2 billion (2013 USD) [3] worth of damages in its wake. Tornadoes in Oklahoma have broken numerous national and worldwide records. The widest tornado in history moved through rural farmland south of El Reno on May 31, 2013, reaching a maximum width of 4576 yd (4184 m).
The Pryor tornado ranks as the fifth deadliest in Oklahoma history behind tornadoes at Woodward in 1947, Snyder in 1905, Peggs in 1920, and Antlers in 1945. The May 3, 1999 , tornado at Midwest City caused more damage but fewer deaths.
The tornado then briefly paralleled I-44 at high-end EF2 intensity, ripping off roofs and knocking down the exterior walls of homes, heavily damaging or destroying outbuildings, and snapping and uprooting numerous trees. [82] Site of a mobile home that was destroyed at EF2 intensity northwest of Pryor, Oklahoma.
April 28, 1942 - Oklahoma City Times - Page 1 - Pryor tornado coverage. ... The deadliest tornado documented in Oklahoma is the April 9, 1947, Woodward tornado that killed 116 people, the weather ...
On May 3, 1999, there were 58 confirmed tornadoes in the NWS Norman service area, mostly concentrated to southwest and central Oklahoma, Thoren said. The strongest tornado from that day was an EF ...
Next month will mark the 10-year anniversary of the pair of tornadoes that tore through Oklahoma. On May 20, 2013, a massive tornado rated at EF5 strength on the.
The Pryor tornado ranks as the fifth deadliest in Oklahoma history behind tornadoes at Woodward in 1947, Snyder in 1905, Peggs in 1920, and Antlers in 1945. The May 3, 1999, tornado at Midwest City caused more damage but fewer deaths. [citation needed] Talala residents said they did not see the typical funnel of a tornado in the storm.
Tornadoes killed four people in Oklahoma and left thousands without power Sunday after a destructive outbreak of severe weather flattened buildings in the heart of one rural town and injured at ...