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The May 20, 2013 EF5 Tornado in Oklahoma, near Moore
The Moore tornado in the federal records: its 14-mile path, the toll, the 36 tornadoes of that day and the cities nearby.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
On May 20, 2013 an EF5 tornado in Oklahoma killed 24 people and injured 212, the 38th deadliest of the 73,458 tornadoes in the SPC record since 1950. Its path was 13.9 miles long and up to 1,900 yards wide. It came within 2 miles of Moore, OK, and within 25 miles of 28 cities on this site. It was one of 36 tornadoes recorded that day in 7 states which together killed 24.
- Rating
- EF5
- Killed / injured
- 24 / 212
- Path
- 14 mi
- Tornadoes that day
- 36
1,900 yd wide
24 deaths in all
FEMA declared a major disaster (4117, "Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding") on May 20, 2013, covering 21 designated areas.
The NWS account, Newcastle, Oklahoma
“The violent Newcastle-Moore tornado was first observed developing about one-half mile south of State Highway 37 in northwest Newcastle to the east of Rockwell Avenue. EF4 damage was observed soon after the tornado crossed State Highway 37.”
Cities within 25 miles of the path
| City | Distance from the path |
|---|---|
| Moore, OK | 2 mi |
| Newcastle, OK | 3 mi |
| Edmond, OK | 5 mi |
| Tinker Afb, OK | 6 mi |
| Del City, OK | 7 mi |
| Norman, OK | 7 mi |
| Midwest City, OK | 8 mi |
| Tuttle, OK | 9 mi |
| Mustang, OK | 9 mi |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 11 mi |
| Choctaw, OK | 11 mi |
| Blanchard, OK | 12 mi |
The nearest 12 of 28. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database (path from start to end point), NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (account), FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
More notable storms
- The May 22, 2011 EF5 Tornado in Missouri, near Joplin
- The June 8, 1953 F5 Tornado in Michigan, near Flushing
- The May 11, 1953 F5 Tornado in Texas, near Waco
- The June 9, 1953 F4 Tornado in Massachusetts, near Framingham
- The May 25, 1955 F5 Tornado in Oklahoma, near Arkansas City, KS
- The April 27, 2011 EF5 Tornado in Alabama, near Madison
- The December 10, 2021 EF4 Tornado in Tennessee, near Mayfield, KY
Why these storms and how each figure is counted: methodology.