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Here's what you need to know to prepare your storm shelter and go-bag in case you need to take shelter during a tornado. Oklahoma storm shelters: Prepare now for severe weather.
Oklahoma experienced its largest tornado outbreak on record, with 70 confirmed. The most notable of these was the F5 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado which devastated Oklahoma City and suburban communities. The tornado killed 36 people and injured 583 others; losses amounted to $1 billion, making it the first billion-dollar tornado in history. [6]
From April 26 to 27, 1991, multiple supercells across Oklahoma and Kansas led to a regional tornado outbreak. Forced by a potent trough and focused along a dryline, these distinct thunderstorms moved northeast through a moist and highly unstable environment. A total of 55 tornadoes were confirmed, many of which were strong, F2 or greater on the ...
A map of the meteorological setup of the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak.The map displays surface and upper level atmospheric features associated with the outbreak. 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 in some of ...
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 Enhanced Fujita Scale rocked Moore ...
When is tornado season in Oklahoma? Oklahoma tends to see the most tornadoes during the months of April and May, according to the Storm Prediction Center . The state averages 13 tornadoes in April ...
The 2013 El Reno tornado was an extremely large, powerful, and erratic tornado [ a] that occurred over rural areas of Central Oklahoma during the early evening of Friday, May 31, 2013. This rain-wrapped, multiple-vortex tornado was the widest tornado ever recorded and was part of a larger weather system that produced dozens of tornadoes over ...
What to know about taking shelter. Severe weather, tornadoes in Oklahoma last night. Multiple tornado warnings were issued across the state Monday night in cities and towns like Barnsdall, ...