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The tornado was the costliest in Oklahoma history and the third costliest in US history, leaving an estimated $2 billion (2013 USD) worth of damages in its wake. [12] Tornadoes in Oklahoma have broken numerous national and worldwide records. Both the widest and most powerful tornadoes ever recorded occurred in Oklahoma.
Other areas of the world that have frequent tornadoes include significant portions of Europe, South Africa, Philippines, Bangladesh, parts of Argentina, Uruguay, southern and southeastern Brazil, northern Mexico, eastern and western Australia, New Zealand, and far eastern Asia. Tornado reports in the U.S. have been officially collated since 1950.
Print/export Download as PDF; ... that the three costliest tornadoes in Oklahoma history hit the same town in 2013, ... Statistics; Cookie statement; Mobile view;
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 25 – June 1, 1917; Tornado outbreak of April 9, 1919; April 1924 tornado outbreak; Tornado outbreak of April 12, 1945; 1947 Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornado outbreak; 1948 Tinker Air Force Base tornadoes; Tornado outbreak of March 26–27, 1950; Tornado outbreak of April 28–29, 1950; Tornado outbreak of ...
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 alley.
The last official EF5 tornado to hit the U.S. was the infamous 2013 Moore, Oklahoma, tornado. This violent tornado was on the ground for more than 40 minutes, carving a path of devastation more ...
Prior to 1950 in the United States, only significant tornadoes are listed for the number of tornadoes in outbreaks. Due to increasing detection, particularly in the U.S., numbers of counted tornadoes have increased markedly in recent decades although the number of actual tornadoes and counted significant tornadoes has not. In older events, the ...
Oklahoma's count of tornadoes this year has skyrocketed, with even more possible. Will 2024 reach the top of the list in state or national records? Is 2024 a record-setting tornado year for Oklahoma?