May 3rd 1999 Oklahoma F5 Tornado Ripping Through Moore, OK

May 3rd 1999 Oklahoma F5 Tornado Ripping Through Moore, OK

The 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado was a large, long-lived and exceptionally powerful F5 tornado in which the highest wind speed ever measured globally was recorded at 321 miles per hour

Fatalities
36 (+5 indirect)
Injuries
583
Damage
$1 billion (1999 USD)
$1.8 billion (2024 USD)