Historic Oklahoma Tornadoes
Tornado Facts and Stats
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This 2013 tornado, one of the strongest in Oklahoma history, hit the city of Moore, killing 24 people.

What is the Moore tornado?

100

The Fujita Scale measures tornado strength based on this.

Answer: What is wind speed?

200

In 1999, this powerful tornado struck the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, reaching F5 strengths.

What is the Bridge Creek-Moore tornado?

200

Oklahoma averages about this many tornadoes per year, making it one of the most tornado-prone states.

What is 60-70 tornadoes?

300
  • $600: This infamous tornado occurred in 1923, and is sometimes referred to as the "Great Oklahoma Tornado.

Answer: What is the 1923 Tulsa tornado?

300

The official tornado season in Oklahoma runs from late spring to early summer, with the peak months being this.

What are May and June?

400

$800: This 1960 tornado was an F5 and destroyed the town of Woodward, Oklahoma.

What is the 1960 Woodward tornado?

400

This tornado is the most recent to hit the town of Moore, Oklahoma, in 2013, but it caused widespread damage.

What is the EF5 tornado?

500

This deadly tornado outbreak in 2011 killed at least 23 people in Oklahoma and included multiple F5 tornadoes.

What is the 2011 Joplin and Oklahoma tornado outbreak?

500

The "Tornado Alley" refers to a region in the U.S. that includes Oklahoma, Kansas, and this state.

What is Texas?

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