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Newspaper front page on May 21, 2013 - the day after the tornado
Newspaper front page on May 21, 2013 – the day after the tornado

Newspaper front page on May 21, 2013 - the day after the tornado
Newspaper front page on May 21, 2013 – the day after the tornado

Radar wind estimates of the tornado when it was southwest of Moore, OK
Radar wind estimates of the tornado when it was southwest of Moore, OK

Lightning lights up the sky over a Weather Channel live broadcast the night after the tornado
Lightning lights up the sky over a Weather Channel live broadcast the night after the tornado

An American flag is raised from the rubble as the recovery effort continues the first night after the tornado in Moore, OK
An American flag is raised from the rubble as the recovery effort continues the first night after the tornado in Moore, OK

Graphic showing the similar paths taken by the May 3,1999 and May 20, 2013 tornadoes near Oklahoma City.
Graphic showing the similar paths taken by the May 3, 1999 and May 20, 2013 tornadoes near Oklahoma City.

Moore, OK is near the bulls-eye on this map depicting the historical probability of a significant tornado on May 20.
Moore, OK is near the bulls-eye on this map depicting the historical probability of a significant tornado on May 20.

Damage at the Moore Medical Center
Damage at the Moore Medical Center

Hi-res satellite image of the thunderstorm cluster that produced the Moore, OK tornado. The tornado was in the top (north) of the cluster.
Hi-res satellite image of the thunderstorm cluster that produced the Moore, OK tornado. The tornado was in the top (north) of the cluster.

Left - debris ball associated with Moore, OK tornado Right - 3D radar image of the tornado
Left – debris ball associated with Moore, OK tornado Right – 3D radar image of the tornado

Radar image of 1999 Moore, OK tornado on left and May 20, 2013 tornado on right
Radar image of 1999 Moore, OK tornado on left and May 20, 2013 tornado on right

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Before and after pictures of Moore, OK
Before and after pictures of Moore, OK
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Fred Campagna

President and Chief Meteorologist - Right Weather LLC AMS Certified Consulting Meteorologist #756 AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist #126

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