Shawnee and Moore Oklahoma Tornado
Sunday, May 19,2013
Shawnee Oklahoma Tornado
After over 300 reports of severe weather on Sunday, another round of dangerous severe weather is expected Monday with the greatest threat once again in the southern Plains targeting Oklahoma and parts of Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas
Moore Oklahoma Tornado
The Monday afternoon storm carved a trail through the area as much as two miles wide and 22 miles long, officials said. Hardest hit was Moore, Oklahoma -- a suburban town of 40,000 and the site of eerily similar twisters in 1999 and again four years later.
Tornado
How a Tornado Forms step by step
Step 1
Warm air goes up at rapid pase and while the cold air is at the earths surface .
Step 2
When winds form two different direction collide they start to spin.
Step 3
The updrafts makes the funnel cloud go in vertical direction.
Step 4
The funnel cloud reaches the bottom of a cumulonimbus cloud.
Step 5
The funnel finally reaches the ground is now called a tornado.
Shawnee Oklahoma speed winds
Moore Oklahoma speed winds
The preliminary rating of damage created by the tornado is at least EF-5 (winds 166 to 200 mph) -- the second-most severe classification on a scale of zero to five -- according to the National Weather Service.
Fujita Scale
Shawnee Oklahoma Tornado Damage
2 people are dead and 10 people were treated for injuries in the Little Axe and Norman areas. Eight of them were treated and released from hospitals. Two were admitted; one is in serious condition while the other is listed as fair.
Moore Oklahoma Tornado Deaths
At least 24 are dead and 237 injured after an enormous, 2-mile wide tornado with 200 mph winds blasted Moore, Oklahoma on May 20, 2013, leaving an unthinkable trail of devastation in its massive wake.
Other areas affected
Tornado Alley
Tornado Alley remains the symbolic heart of America's fascination with tornadoes, a place where the dark funnel cloud is an integral part of local historyand culture.