I recall the date like it was just the other day. But this was 1999, yes, 18 years ago. Thanks to the Southeast Regional Climate Center for their This Day in Weather History, we can revisit these dates of May 3 and 4 and envision the terror of all of those strong tornadoes, the worst outbreak in Oklahoma history.
The Moore, OK tornado was rated an EF-5, and a truck-mounted Doppler radar measured a wind speed of 318 mph, the highest ever observed in a tornado.
Also, I included a podcast from Tornado Talk Episode 2 of a May 4 tornado that struck Greensburg, KS in 2007 leveling nearly the entire town. Enjoy the video...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzlr_91GFdo
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