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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.
Produced many tornadoes. Most were weak, though an F2 tornado caused major damage in the Live Oak, Florida, area. (1 significant) 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 ...
Tornado alley has changed and shifted over the years, but as of 2023 Accuweather lists eight states as being part of this area with a unique combination of geographic and meteorological factors ...
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 ...
Bruce Thoren, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Norman, said there were 22 tornadoes Saturday in the weather service's forecast area. KFOR-4 shared a map of 17 tornadoes that ...
1947 Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes, the deadliest tornado event in Oklahoma history and the sixth-deadliest in U.S. history; 1948 Tinker Air Force Base tornadoes, an event featuring the first-ever official tornado forecast; 1955 Great Plains tornado outbreak, an outbreak featuring several tornadoes throughout Oklahoma, including the ...
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 ...