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On May 3, 1999 one of these with record 318-mph winds ripped through Moore, Oklahoma |
a tornado
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$400 |
DJ |
WEATHER |
2013-07-30 |
#6662 |
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On March 18, 1925 the most violent single one of these in U.S. history swept through Mo., Ill., & Ind., killing 695 |
tornado
|
$800 |
DJ |
STORMY WEATHER |
2007-10-04 |
#5304 |
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The first documented successful forecast of this was by 2 Air Force officers in 1948 in Oklahoma |
a tornado
DD
|
$400 |
J |
THE WEATHER REPORT |
2007-03-05 |
#5181 |
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The Fujita scale that ranks the intensity of these goes from F-0 on up; an F-5 has wind speeds exceeding 261 mph |
a tornado
|
$600 |
J |
WEATHER |
2006-01-12 |
#4914 |
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On May 3, 1999 the wind in one of these near Oklahoma City reached 318 mph, the fastest wind ever recorded |
a tornado
|
$1,200 |
DJ |
WEATHER SUPERLATIVES |
2002-07-09 |
#4127 |
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With a funnel more than a mile wide, one of the largest of these occured March 18, 1925 & killed 695 people |
tornado
|
$100 |
J |
STORMY WEATHER |
1998-11-13 |
#3265 |
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This storm's name is derived from Spanish tronada, meaning "thunderstorm" |
tornado
|
$100 |
J |
WEATHER |
1996-05-16 |
#2709 |
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Its life cycle usually has 5 stages: dust-whirl, organizing, mature, shrinking & decaying |
tornado
DD
|
$1,000 |
J |
WEATHER |
1995-12-01 |
#2590 |
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Twister is an informal term for this type of windstorm |
Tornado
|
$400 |
DJ |
WEATHER |
1993-11-15 |
#2116 |
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On the average, the highly destructive path of one of these storms is less than 16 miles long |
a tornado
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$400 |
DJ |
WEATHER |
1992-12-29 |
#1917 |
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The record wind speed for one of these, 280 mph, was measured over Wichita Falls, Texas in 1925 |
tornado
|
$100 |
J |
WEATHER |
1991-01-30 |
#1483 |
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Its winds can reach 400 MPH |
a tornado
|
$600 |
DJ |
WEATHER |
1984-09-25 |
#12 |