How many tornadoes were there in 2013?
During 2013, there were 742 confirmed tornadoes during the January–September period, with 149 preliminary tornado reports still pending for October–December according to NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center. This gives 2013 a preliminary tornado count of 891.
How many mile per hour did the Oklahoma tornado in 2013 travel?
2013 El Reno tornado
EF3 tornado | |
---|---|
Dissipated | May 31, 2013, 6:43 pm. CDT (UTC−05:00) |
Highest winds | ~296 mph (476 km/h) |
Max. rating1 | EF3 tornado |
Maximum rainfall | 3.00 in |
When was the Oklahoma EF5 tornado?
May 20, 2013
MOORE, Okla. — On May 20, 2013, a massive EF 5 tornado hit Moore, Oklahoma. Twenty five lives were lost, including seven children who died while trying to take shelter at Plaza Towers Elementary. The tornado formed at 2:56 p.m. and was on the ground for 39 minutes.
Where did the tornado hit in May 2013?
Tornadoes – May 2013. The tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma, a suburb of Oklahoma City, on May 20 th likely caused damages totaling in the billions of U.S. dollars (assessments will take several months to complete) and will be remembered as one of the most destructive tornadoes in American history.
When was the tornado outbreak in Central Oklahoma?
This violent, long-lived tornado was the most infamous of nearly 60 tornadoes that struck central Oklahoma during an unprecedented outbreak on this Monday afternoon and evening of May 3, 1999. The tornado was the 9th of 14 tornadoes produced by a supercell thunderstorm during the tornado outbreak.
Where did tornado hit in Logan County OK?
Severe thunderstorms moving along an east-southeastward path in central Oklahoma produced tornadoes, damaging winds, hail and rain from southwestern Logan County, through northeastern Oklahoma County, and into southwestern Lincoln County.
Where was the tornado in McClain County OK?
A tornado touched down about one mile south-southwest of Blanchard in McClain County at 19:30 CST and moved north-northeastward at 40 mph.