AN EF- 4 TORNADO STRIKES OKLAHOMA CITY, OK AND ITS SUBURBS

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AN EF- 4 TORNADO STRIKES OKLAHOMA CITY, OK AND ITS SUBURBS UNUSUALLY LONG ON-THE-GROUND PATH OF 83 KM (50 MI) TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2011 Other Supercourse lectures on Tornado WORST SINGLE TORNADO SINCE 1953 STRIKES JOPLIN, MISSOURI TORNADO STRIKES AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND 164 TORNADOS IN 24 HOURS IMPACT 7 SOUTHEASTERN STATES. ALABAMA HIT BY EF5 STORM AN EF 4 TORNADO STRIKES LAMBERT AIRPORT IN NORTH ST LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI SEVERE DAMAGE IN OKLAHOMA AND NORTH CAROLINA HIGHLIGHT 3-DAY, 15- STATE TORNADO OUTBREAK SUPER TORNADO OUTBREAK THE TREND CONTINUES: MORE TORNADOES IN 2011 THAN IN 2010 TEN TORNADOES HIT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN EF3 TORNADO WITH A ½ TO 3/4 MILE-WIDE PATH DEVASTATES MAPLETON, IOWA Tornados  In Spanish    TORNADO-RELATED DEATHS AND INJURIES DUE TO THE MAY 3, 1999 TORNADOES A Historical Look at Tornadoes: Damage and Death Kansas 9/14/04 Tornado Tornadoes Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA

OKLAHOMA CITY: A CAPITAL LOCATED IN TORNADO ALLEY

THE STORM: MAY 24

An EF-4 storm was part of a series of storms that rolled through Oklahoma City and its suburbs at rush hour Tuesday, killing at least two people and critically injuring at least three children.

THE STORM: MAY 24

THE STORM

THE STORM ON THE GROUND: MAY 24

HOUSE DESTROYED

ROOF DAMAGE

OVERTURNED TRUCK

CARS DESTROYED