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The 2013 Moore tornado was a large and violent EF5 tornado that ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, and adjacent areas on the afternoon of May 20, 2013, with peak winds estimated at 210 miles per hour (340 km/h), killing 24 people (plus two indirect fatalities) [2] and injuring 212 others. [3]
The final tornado event of 2013 was a small outbreak of tornadoes that took place from December 20 to 21. The initial tornadoes on the 20th were weak, with an EF1 in Arkansas, and two EF0s near Jackson, Mississippi.
Moore had suffered catastrophic tornado strikes before the 2013 storm, but the massive 2013 twister was the final straw that led to a storm shelter program in the city. In May 1999, an F5 tornado ...
May 20, 2013: The 2013 Moore tornado was an EF5 tornado that caused catastrophic damage to the city of Moore. This tornado damaged or destroyed hundreds of structures, killed 24 people, and injuring 212 others along a 17 miles (27 km) path. This tornado caused an estimated $2 billion (2013 USD) in damage. [64]
Tragedy struck in the form of tornadoes in Moore again in May 2003 and then May 2013, when another EF5 tornado ripped through the city to leave behind $2 billion in damage as it destroyed schools ...
Timothy Michael Samaras (November 12, 1957 – May 31, 2013) was an American engineer and storm chaser best known for his field research on tornadoes and time on the Discovery Channel show Storm Chasers. He died in the 2013 El Reno tornado.
Tornado-damaged areas of Moore, Oklahoma, are seen in aerial photos during a mission flown by the Civil Air Patrol Sunday, May 26, 2013. Cleanup continues after a huge tornado roared through the ...
The tornado that affected Moore, Oklahoma, and surrounding areas on May 20, 2013. From May 18–21, 2013, a significant tornado outbreak took place across parts of the Midwestern United States and lower Great Plains. This event occurred just days after a deadly outbreak struck Texas and surrounding southern states on May 15.