F5 Tornado in Moore Oklahoma May 3rd, 1999

                   The tornado in Moore, OK was the most devastating tornado that the state has ever witnessed. It was classified as an F5 on the Fujita Scale and took close to 46 lives. The number of people who were injured is 800 with over 8000 homes in ruins. This tornado was also one of the most expensive tornadoes due to damage with a cost of $1.5 billion in property damage. The destruction itself lasted about an hour and a half with wind speeds in between 261-318. Within a 21 hour period, 74 tornadoes hit within two states, but this was obviously the worst, The cause of the tornado was like any other. Updrafts and downdrafts collided with string winds to form this destruction. The only difference was that the drafts were much stronger and the intensity level was quite high. The people of Oklahoma were used to tornadoes in the Spring because they were pretty common, but they had never gone through anything like this. Thanks to technology, the death penalty was lower than usual. The tornado also affected other cities such as Oklahoma City, Chickasha, Norman, Bridge Creek, Newcastle, Midwest City and Del City. To this very day, the people become fearful if you even mention this tornado