20 May 2013
At Least 37 Dead in Catastrophic Tornado In Oklahoma City Metro (Update 1)
Posted by Dan Satterfield
Devastation in Moore (Suburb of OKC). This tornado was 14 years to the month after the May 3, 1999 EF 5. It passed very nearly over the same area.
Below is from NWS Norman:
Track of the 3 May, 1999 and the 20 May 2013 storms. NOAA
Below is the radar image showing a large “Debris Ball” being picked up by the radar.
Indications from radar is that this may have been an EF 5 and devastation looks as bad as May 99.
Perhaps worse.
Dan Satterfield has worked as an on air meteorologist for 32 years in Oklahoma, Florida and Alabama. Forecasting weather is Dan's job, but all of Earth Science is his passion. This journal is where Dan writes about things he has too little time for on air. Dan blogs about peer-reviewed Earth science for Junior High level audiences and up.
I´m very sad for the people, sorry.