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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.
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]
1998 Oklahoma tornado outbreak: October 4, 1998: Oklahoma: 19: 5 injuries: A late-year autumn outbreak, it was the largest October tornado outbreak in Oklahoma history. (8 significant) Tornado outbreak of January 17–18, 1999: January 17–18, 1999: Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi: 24: 8 fatalities
Tornado outbreak of April 27–29, 1912; 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 ...
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.
More: Photos, videos show tornadoes in Oklahoma leave behind trail of destruction. Recent Oklahoma tornado outbreaks. In 2023, there were 18 confirmed tornadoes on April 19. One of those left ...
1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak, the most prolific tornado outbreak in Oklahoma history Tornado outbreak sequence of May 21–26, 2011 , an outbreak featuring numerous violent tornadoes in the state Tornado outbreak of May 18–21, 2013 , including the 2013 Moore tornado , the third-costliest tornado on record
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.