On the afternoon of Monday, May 20, 2013, a large and extremely powerful Oklahoma tornado happen.
May 20, 2013
The one EF5 tornado in Oklahoma in 2011 occurred on May 24.
between 3 and 4 o'clock.
Yes. Oklahoma is one of the most tornado prone areas in the world.
One tornado was confirmed in Indiana on that date. A tornado was reported in Oklahoma, but not confirmed.
The deadliest tornado in Oklahoma was the Woodward, Oklahoma tornado of April 9, 1947. The death toll was 181. The tornado killed 68 in Texas an 113 in Oklahoma.
A tornado is most likely to happen in the United States in a section called "Tornado Alley". This includes Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Florida, Missouri, and more. A tornado is likely to form between 3 pm. and 9 pm.
The largest tornado in Oklahoma (and in fact the largest tornado ever recorded), was the El Reno, Oklahoma tornado of May 31, 2013. It was 2.6 miles wide.
So far there have been four EF3 tornadoes in Oklahoma in 2010. They all occurred occurred on May 10.
Yes, the 1999 Oklahoma tornado was part of Tornado Alley, a region in the central U.S. with a higher frequency of tornadoes due to its unique geographic and climatic conditions. Oklahoma is situated within the heart of Tornado Alley and experiences a significant number of tornadoes each year.
Yes. Oklahoma is in the most active part of Tornado Alley.
The widest tornado on record in Oklahoma or anywhere was the El Reno, Oklahoma tornado of May 31, 2013. It was 2.6 miles wide.
The deadliest tornado in Oklahoma struck on April 9, 1947. In all the tornado killed 181 people, 117 of them in Oklahoma, and the rest in Texas.