There were numerous tornadoes in Oklahoma in 2013. However, the most significant tornado was the EF5 that hit Moore on May 20. A low pressure system was slowly making its way eastward across the Great Plains. The system led to the convergence of a warm, moist air mass from the Gulf of Mexico, a cooler air mass from Canada, and a dry air mass from the Rockies. This caused powerful thunderstorms to form over the plains. Strong wind shear set these storms rotating, turning them into supercells. One of these supercells was especially powerful, and spawned the violent tornado that hit Moore.
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
No. The El Reno, Oklahoma tornado of May 31, 2013 dissipated between El Reno and Yukon. The thunderstorm that produced the El Reno tornado did produce four other tornadoes in the Oklahoma City area. One of these, an EF0, caused some damage on the north side of Moore. The EF5 tornado that devastated Moore in 2013 occurred on May 20 and was unrelated to the El Reno tornado.
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.
Oklahoma city was devastated by a mile wide F5 tornado on May 3, 1999.
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.