The 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado was a large, long-lived, and exceptionally violent F5 tornado that produced the highest tornado wind speed ever recorded by doppler weather radar—321 miles per hour
May 3, 1999 Moore F5 tornado
F5 tornado damage example
OKC Tornado 1
An F3 tornado near Chickasha (right) and an associated satellite tornado (left). These two were predecessor tornadoes to the Bridge Creek–Moore tornado.
From May 2–5, 1999, a large, historic, and devastating tornado outbreak took place across much of the Central United States, causing catastrophic impacts. During this three-day event, 141 tornadoes to
1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado
…violent EF5 tornado, resulting in 24 fatalities and extreme damage in the South Oklahoma City/Moore area. 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…
The tornado near Dover
1999 Bridge Creek Moore tornado radar KTLX 1999 05 03
A tornado near Anadarko, Oklahoma, on May 3, 1999