This full-disk image from NOAA’s GOES-13 satellite at 20:45 UTC (3:45 p.m. EDT) shows the storm system in the south central U.S. on 20, 2013 that generated Moore Oklahoma tornado. The Moore twister was an F-4 tornado (winds between 166 and 200 mph) that touched down around 2:52 p.m. CDT and dissipated around 3”36 p.m. CDT. Credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project, Dennis Chesters NASA image use policy. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission. Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Find us on Instagram
Devastating Tornado Rip Through Oklahoma (LIVE UPDATES)
A man and two children walk through debris after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013. A massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing at least 51 people as winds of up to 200 miles per hour (320 kph) flattened entire tracts of homes, two schools and a hospital, leaving a wake of tangled wreckage. REUTERS/Richard Rowe (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
Devastating Tornado Rip Through Oklahoma (LIVE UPDATES)
Devastating Tornado Rip Through Oklahoma (LIVE UPDATES)
Wolf Blitzer's Embarrassing Moment With Tornado Survivor
An aerial view of tornado damage in Moore, Okla., May 21, 2013. The Oklahoma National Guard assisted with disaster response efforts after an EF5 tornado with winds exceeding 200 miles per hour tore through the Oklahoma City suburb May 20, 2013, killing at least 24 people, injuring more than 230 and displacing thousands. (DoD photo by Maj. Geoff Legler, U.S. Army National Guard/Released)
Devastating Tornado Rip Through Oklahoma (LIVE UPDATES)
Devastating Tornado Rip Through Oklahoma (LIVE UPDATES)
Meteorologists upgraded the strength of the tornado that ripped through the Oklahoma City, Okla. suburb of Moore to a category E-F5, indicating the event harbored vastly more energy than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
Devastating Tornado Rip Through Oklahoma (LIVE UPDATES)
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