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	Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The SPC issued a tornado watch early in the afternoon as conditions gathered together for what would be a historic tornado outbreak.
		One of the final tornadoes in the outbreak almost hit the studios of ABC affiliate KTUL-TV in Tulsa, located on Turkey Mountain, a few miles west of the city itself, in the early morning hours of May 4th around 12:15am CDT.
		However, it is of note that the tornado that caused the fatality at Interstate 35 mile marker 176.5 in Payne County was of F2 intensity when it struck the overpass and was NOT in an urban area.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oklahoma_Tornado_Outbreak (1368 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Tornado (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A tornado is a violent windstorm characterized by a twisting, funnel-shaped cloud.
		Tornadoes normally rotate in a cyclonic direction as the warm air thunderstorms usually form in sweeps north and jet streams come from the west, creating a situation in which the storms rotate.
		Tornadoes do occur throughout the world as well; the most tornado-prone region of the world, as measured by number of reported tornadoes per unit area, is the United Kingdom, especially England Australia, New Zealand, Bangladesh and portions of Uruguay also have pockets of strong tornadic activity.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Tornado (1944 words)

	Red River Valley Tornado Outbreak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Wichita Falls Tornado is the tornado event that occurred on April 10, 1979.
		This tornado was the most notable of thirteen tornadoes that ripped through the Red River Valley on the day commonly called "Terrible Tuesday" by many meterologists.
		The Wichita Falls tornado alone killed 42 people, a death toll which was unmatched until the Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak in 1999.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wichita_Falls,_Texas_Tornado (566 words)

	Tornado...Meteoroloo.com
		Tornado damage to man-made structures is the result of high wind velocity and the associated wind-blown debris.
		Tornadoes are not to be confused with other meteorological vortices such as waterspouts and dust devils, which are not generally pendant from thunderstorms and are, as such, formed by entirely different physical mechanisms.
		The biggest tornado outbreak on record—with 148 tornadoes, including six F5 and 23 F4 tornadoes—occurred on April 3, 1974; it is dubbed the Super Outbreak.
	www.meteoroloo.com /tornado.html (1692 words)

	Tornado - Gurupedia
		The damage from a tornado is a result of the high wind velocity and wind-blown debris, as well as from electromagnetic effects, which frequently cause "freak" occurances like wood impaling metal or stone, dried grasses (straw) impaling wood or animals and other similar effects inexplicable by fluid dynamics alone.
		Tornado winds range from a slow 40 mi/h (65 km/h) at the low end to a possible 300 mi/h (480 km/h) in the strongest storms.
		It is often possible to outrun a tornado by driving away in a vehicle, but when a tornado is too close or the roads are impassable, it is recommended to get out and away from vehicles and lay flat on low ground (such as in a ditch).
	www.gurupedia.com /t/to/tornado.htm (1510 words)

	Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak - Voyager, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		At around 7:00 P.M., a mobile Doppler radar detected winds of 318 mph inside a tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma The winds around Bridge Creek were even higher at an estimated 360 mph.
		One of the final tornadoes in the outbreak almost hit the studios of ABC affiliate KTUL-TV in Tulsa in the early morning hours of May 4th around 12:15am CDT.
		This suggests, contrary to the Kansas Turnpike video (see the Andover, Kansas Tornado), that a tornado need not be a large, violent tornado with a considerable debris cloud to cause fatal injuries to people seeking shelter from storms under overpasses.
	voyager.in /Oklahoma_Tornado_Outbreak (958 words)

	OK-FIRST Case Study: The Kansas-Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak of April 26, 1991
		This tornado reached an intensity of F5, the highest rating on the Fujita Tornado Intensity Scale; it was on the ground for approximately 46 miles from about 20 miles southwest of Wichita, near Clearwater, to 10 miles northeast of Wichita, near El Dorado.
		The Wichita/Andover tornado was one of a family of four tornadoes spawned by a thunderstorm with supercell characteristics that developed over north-central Oklahoma and moved northeast across south-central Kansas (Figure 1).
		The tornado outbreak of April 26 was typical of major outbreaks as several synoptic scale and mesoscale features combined to produce the extensive severe weather.
	okfirst.ocs.ou.edu /train/casestudies/26apr91/26apr91.html (1063 words)

	CNN.com - Tornado hits Oklahoma as storms batter Midwest - May. 8, 2003
		CNN's Miles O'Brien recaps the storms that have rocked the midwest and southern U.S. Pierce City, Missouri, residents are dealing with the aftermath of a storm that all but wiped out their town's heritage.
		Another violent outbreak of tornadoes pummeled the Midwest Thursday, wreaking havoc from the suburbs of Oklahoma City northward to the towns of eastern Kansas.
		Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry said damage to the plant would have a "significant impact on the state and its economy," but he vowed the state would rebound.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WEATHER/05/08/tornadoes/index.html (976 words)

	NWS Norman, Oklahoma - October 4, 1998 Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		At least 19 tornadoes struck the portion of Oklahoma served by the NWS Norman office.
		Eight more other tornadoes touched down in northeastern Oklahoma in the area served by the NWS office in Tulsa.
		Tornado A1: 11 SSW Dacoma to 4 NW Carmen
	www.srh.noaa.gov /oun/storms/19981004 (1236 words)

	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Outlook - Tornadoes - Fast Facts About Tornadoes
		Along its path this tornado produced areas of F5 damage to both rural sections of central Oklahoma as well as densely populated areas of Oklahoma City and its suburbs.
		While these two tornadoes received the greatest attention, they were just two of a rare and significant outbreak of violent tornadoes.
		Perhaps the most notable tornado of the outbreak was one which touched down southwest of Xenia, Ohio.
	www.outlook.noaa.gov /tornadoes/tornfact.htm (947 words)

	RECENT OKLAHOMA TORNADO OUTBREAK A RECORD-BREAKER FOR OCTOBER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		At least 20 tornadoes cut a swath of destruction through parts of Oklahoma on Oct. 4, breaking a record for the most tornadoes ever reported at any time in the United States during the month of October since records began in 1950, according to the National Weather Service.
		The number of confirmed tornadoes in Oklahoma eclipsed the previous mark for October tornado outbreaks set in 1996, when 18 twisters tore through sections of Florida.
		A tornado warning means a tornado has been sighted, or indicated by weather radar, while a tornado watch means that current weather conditions hold the potential for a tornado.
	www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov /pr98/oct98/noaa98-66.html (521 words)

	Project
		Oklahoma City is located in Oklahoma county so it does make sense that it would see the largest number of destruction given that it is that population center for the state.
		Oklahoma county has the greatest concentration of housing units in the area.
		Moreover, the two F4 tornadoes that were north of Oklahoma county in Logan and Kingfisher counties thankfully spare heavily populated areas, therefore reducing the damage and destruction.
	www.personal.psu.edu /users/k/z/kzc107/Project2.htm (687 words)

	NOAA Home Page - Tornadoes
		A tornado is a violently rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground.
		Tornadoes come in all shapes and sizes and can occur anywhere in the U.S. at any time of the year.
		The April 3-4, 1974 Super Outbreak was the largest known outbreak of tornadoes, with 148 tornadoes in 11 states.
	www.noaa.gov /tornadoes.html (563 words)

	KANSAS-OKLAHOMA TORNADO OUTBREAK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Additional tornadoes also hit areas in south-central Kansas, eastern Oklahoma and northern Texas, with over 50 being observed across the region.
		The most recent statistics show that 42 people have died as the result of the outbreak and 795 were injured.
		NOTE: This map is based upon a preliminary assessment of the outbreak and it does not include all of the tornadoes known to have occurred within OK. The NWS' Norman, OK staff is currently in the process of assessing damage and Fujita Scale ratings for the storms.
	www.cira.colostate.edu /ramm/vlab/ksok0503.asp (342 words)

	Tornado - Wikimedia Commons
		Tornado at beginning of life - condensation funnel has not yet reached ground.
		Tornado with dust and debris cloud forming at surface.
		Tornado with large dust cloud obscuring funnel shape.
	commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Tornado (181 words)

	Some Issues Arising from the 3 May 1999 Central Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak (Roger Edwards)
		For the great majority of tornadoes, the well-known safety advice, for people to move to the windowless interior of their home (if no basement) is correct.
		The 3 May 1999 outbreak was not a textbook, completely "synoptically evident" outbreak, characterized by all the classic signals well in advance (e.g., progressive, deepening southwestern cyclone, intense precursory theta-e advection in the boundary layer, strong and convergent dryline and fronts progged for days in advance, and ideal storm-relative flow profiles already in place).
		Tornadoes are basically air -- to me, a normal and integral part of God's creation, like any other form of wind and water; and they were here long before we were.
	www.stormeyes.org /tornado/3may99/comments.htm (3509 words)

	Oklahoma Tornado (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		For tornado numbers and locations of towns, please refer to this map of the tornado outbreak, adapted from the NWS OUN damage surveys.
		A massive outbreak of tornadoes struck Oklahoma and Kansas on Monday, May 3, killing at least forty-seven people and leaving approximately 900 injured.
		The most deadly tornado event in Oklahoma City was June 12, 1942 in southwest Oklahoma City, with 35...
	www.survival-resources.com /Survival-Resources/oklahoma-tornado.html (625 words)

	NewsChannel 8 - Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak of May 8, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		On May 8, 2003, the areas south of Oklahoma City, already hard hit by tornadoes four years earlier, were targeted again as a large twister took nearly the same path it did in 1999.
		A tornado was spotted by NewsChannel 8's storm chasers near Red Rock and the damage path took it into areas like Fairfax, Little Chief, Hulah and Bowring in Osage County as well as north of Copan in Washington County.
		The tornado nears the Moore area, the same city hard hit by the May 3, 1999 twister.
	www.ktul.com /external.hrb?p=oklahomatornado (254 words)

	May 15, 2003 southern plains tornadoes
		One aspect of this event that surprised many storm chasers/forecasters was the resiliency of the capping inversion and the amount of forcing it took to remove the CIN (convective inhibition - the "cap") farther southeast.
		After the Boise City tornado dissipated, the group drives south and east in an attempt to intercept another supercell thunderstorm over southeastern Cimarron County, OK. Note the large blocky updraft and associated mesocyclone (view to the south).
		This is one of the brief, weak tornadoes produced by that storm near Sunray, TX.
	www.silverliningtours.com /silver2/2003May15.htm (836 words)

	back (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Her most memorable stories stem from the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing; the May 3, 1999, tornado outbreak; Oklahoma fl towns, the 2001 execution of death row inmate Wanda Allen and the May 8-9, 2003, tornado outbreaks.
		Hines was part of a team which won the Headliner Award for its coverage of the bombing and was part of the team which won Katie Awards in 2000, 2001 and 2002, the latter of which involved her directing of the bureau's series on county jails in Oklahoma.
		Hines earned a BA in journalism and a BA in sociology from the University of Oklahoma, where she began her journalism career at the Oklahoma Daily newspaper.
	www.ap.org /oklahoma/winterok04/winterok04/rochelle.htm (202 words)

	emse232
		Neither of us had ever seen a tornado other than on television, and we thought that this might be our perfect opportunity to catch a glimpse of a live one.
		We found out later that the tornado we were chasing was a deadly F5 containing the highest recorded wind speed on the planet, 318mph.
		We were not allowed to continue traveling north after the tornado passed, so we returned home to watch the coverage on the news.
	www.seas.gwu.edu /~emse232/november2004perspectives5.html (731 words)

	NSSL Frequently Asked Questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The magnitude of the May 3, 1999 outbreak of tornadoes is not unusual.
		Also, a tornado varies in strength during its lifetime and could be its strongest while between areas of houses or other buildings.
		However, given that approximately 98% of all tornadoes are rated F3 or less at their strongest point, a ground floor interior room (or basement under a heavy object) of a well-built frame home will generally provide adequate shelter.
	www.nssl.noaa.gov /faq/outbreak.shtml (938 words)

	Central Oklahoma Tornado Intercept: 3 May 1999 (Roger Edwards)
		The satellite tornado emerged as a vertical, narrow, slightly tapered stovepipe to the left (NW-W) of the large tornado.
		The satellite tornado turned S and SE, still moving around the large tornado as the latter disappeared behind trees.
		A cone tornado appeared under the center of the distant western storm with condensation fully to ground; so we decided not to mess with the big tornado entering the metro area and headed W. We could see the distant western tornado for part of the drive, also...
	www.stormeyes.org /tornado/3may99 (3788 words)

	03 May 1999 -- Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak
		A significant outbreak of tornadoes occurred across Oklahoma and Kansas during the afternoon and evening of 03 May 1999.
		A loop of 6.7 micrometer IR (water vapor) imagery shows the approach of an upper-level shortwave trough during the afternoon hours; strong upper level divergence indicated that synoptic-scale upward vertical velocities were being enhanced as a jet streak moved across Oklahoma.
		During the morning hours preceeding convective development, a trend of rapid destabilization was evident from central Texas into Oklahoma (LI's dropped to -8 C and lower, red enhancement); the moisture gradient appeared to increase slightly along the dry line across western Oklahoma.
	cimss.ssec.wisc.edu /goes/misc/990503.html (336 words)

	1999 Oklahoma Tornado (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The data from the Tucumcari, NM profiler (among others) was outstanding and clearly showed upper level winds increasing in speed and descending in height as the day progressed.
		Fortunately, staff at the Storm Prediction Center, WFO Norman, Oklahoma and forecasters for VORTEX99 had used the profiler data early in the analysis cycle and realized the gravity of the situation.
		If they had trusted model forecasts they would have badly under-forecast a major tornado outbreak with possibly much greater loss of life.
	www.profiler.noaa.gov /npn/tornado1999.jsp (534 words)

	NOAA News Online (Story 180) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Oklahoma City metro area was struck by an F5 twister; the first time on record that's ever happened.
		There were 41 fatalities across Oklahoma from the May 3, 1999 tornado outbreak-the deadliest outbreak in Oklahoma in 50 years.
		Moore, Okla. suffered some of the worst destruction during the May 3, 1999, Oklahoma tornado outbreak when an F-5 tornado ripped through the town in the early evening hours.
	www.noaanews.noaa.gov /stories/s180.htm (306 words)

	Tornado Pictures - Tornado Footage
		If you don't find what you are looking for here, contact us and we'll do our best to find a specific tornado photograph.
		Tornado Chaser Homepage Extensive information and links concerning tornado chasing and storm chasing.
		Tornado Chasing and Storm Chasing FAQ Everything you ever wanted to know about tornado chasing and storm chasing.
	www.weatherstock.com /tornadocat3.html (496 words)

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