2013 Moore tornado
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The 2013 Moore tornado was a large and extremely violent EF5 tornado that ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, and adjacent areas on the afternoon of May 20, 2013, with peak winds estimated at 200–210 mph, killin
May 20, 2013 Moore, Oklahoma tornado
2013 Moore tornado radar KCRI 2013 05 20 2008Z
A wooden cross stands as a monument to one of the students killed at the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., May 28, 2013 130528 Z VF620 4060
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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
2013 Moore tornado
…of Moore. The tornado was over one mile (1.6 km) across at its peak width. The 2013 Moore tornado followed a roughly similar track to the deadlier 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado, which was rated F5; neither of the stricken schools in the area had acquired purpose-built storm shelters in the intervening years. The tornado caused…
May 3, 1999 Moore F5 tornado
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An F3 tornado near Chickasha (right) and an associated satellite tornado (left). These two were predecessor tornadoes to the Bridge Creek–Moore tornado.