There 20 tornadoes in Oklahoma on May 31, 2013. The main tornado of the event destroyed several homes and killed 8 people near the city of El Reno. The same thunderstorm later went on to produce four other tornadoes that affected Oklahoma City and its suburbs including Moore and Valley Brook. Another tornado from a different thunderstorm also affected Broken Arrow, a suburb of Tulsa.
The 2013 Oklahoma tornado hit multiple cities, including Moore, Newcastle, and Oklahoma City. The tornado caused widespread devastation and was classified as an EF5, the highest rating on the Enhanced Fujita scale, with winds exceeding 200 mph.
Based on preliminary counts, there were 20 tornadoes in Oklahoma in May 2013 as of May 27. The most notable and well-known of these struck the community of Moore, a suburb of Oklahoma City on May 20. Another major tornado struck Shawnee on May 19.
The Moore, Oklahoma tornado of 2013 lasted approximately 40 minutes.
The Moore, Oklahoma tornado of May 20, 2013 killed 24 people. A tornado in Shawnee, Oklahoma the day before killed 2 people.
The Moore, Oklahoma tornado of May 20, 2013 injured 377 people.
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 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.
On the afternoon of Monday, May 20, 2013, a large and extremely powerful oklahoma tornado happen.
Mile Wide Tornado Oklahoma Disaster - 2013 TV was released on: USA: 2 June 2013
Tornadoes do not have names, though they may be referred to based on where and sometimes when they hit. There were no recorded tornadoes in Oklahoma on May 22, 2013. However, a devastating tornado tore through Moore, Oklahoma on May 20. This tornado will be remembered as the 2013 Moore tornado or the 2013 Moore, Oklahoma tornado. The year, in this case, is necessary to distingush this from other major tornadoes that have hit Moore.
The 2013 El Reno tornado killed 8 people.
The Oklahoma tornado took place in the city of Moore on May 19, 2013. The highest winds reached 340k/ph (210mph). The 2013 Moore tornado killed 24 people and injured 377 others.