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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 ...
For these reasons, the outbreak is known in Oklahoma as the May 3rd outbreak or the Oklahoma tornado outbreak of 1999. On May 2, a strong area of low pressure moved out of the Rocky Mountains and into the High Plains, producing scattered severe weather and ten tornadoes in Nebraska. The following day, atmospheric conditions across Oklahoma ...
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.
A tornado outbreak tore through Oklahoma Saturday night, leaving destruction and loss of life. ... Thoren said the May 3, 1999 tornado outbreak is one of the state's highest tornadoes in one day ...
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 ...
From May 3 to May 11, 2003, a prolonged and destructive series of tornado outbreaks affected much of the Great Plains and Eastern United States. Most of the severe activity was concentrated between May 4 and May 10, which saw more tornadoes than any other week-long span in recorded history; 335 tornadoes occurred during this period, concentrated in the Ozarks and central Mississippi River Valley.
It appears that tornados touched down in OKC early this morning, at approximately 1:30 a.m. Two areas with the most severe damage are both in Southeast OKC: 1) near Sooner Road and I-240 and 2 ...
Having been struck by another EF4 tornado in the previous month, it was the first time since 2013 that multiple violent tornadoes occurred in Oklahoma in the same year. [4] By May 21, May had exceeded its average tornado count, making it the first time since 2019 that May was above average. It finished with 531 tornadoes and 28 tornadic ...