May 20, 2013 Moore, Oklahoma tornadoPhoto: Ks0stm/Wikimedia Commons · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized for display; WebP conversion.- Location
- Newcastle, Moore and south Oklahoma City
- Official rating
- EF5 Damage-based rating
- Local time · 20 May 2013
- 2:56–3:35 pm CDT (UTC−5)
- UTC
- 19:56–20:35 UTC · 20 May
- Time on the ground
- 39 minutes (about 40)
- Track length
- 13.85 mi / 22.3 km
- Maximum width
- 1.1 mi / 1.8 km
- Survey wind estimate
- Over 200 mph / 322 km/h
Event & radar context
The violent tornado crossed a densely populated part of the Oklahoma City metro. The EF5 rating comes from surveyed damage; raw radial velocity here is only the wind component toward or away from KTLX.
Interpreting the rating
F, EF and IF are different damage-rating scales. Original source labels are preserved. Badge colours group the numerical categories for browsing; they do not imply identical wind thresholds. Radar products do not directly establish the damage rating.
Event facts: National Weather Service review ↗