United States of America (the) : Tornado : 1999/05 | |
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Duration | 1999/05 |
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United States of America (the) |
Name | Tornado |
Outline | Large and powerful tornadoes attacked Oklahoma City. The tornado was classified as an F5, the most powerful.This storms were the deadliest tornado outbreak since 90 people were killed in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Ontario in May 1985. Dozens of people died and thousands of homes were destroyed. |
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Personal Injury | Material Damage | Others |
Victims of tornadoes in the Midwest return to what is left of their homes as the death toll rises.(ABC News 1999/5/6) | ||
Oklahoma: 38 people killed, more than 751 people injured Kansas: 5 people killed, nearly 150 people injured Tenessee: 3 people killed Texas 1 person killed |
Oklahoma:nearly 2,000 houses destroyed in Oklahoma City area alone Kansas:at least 1,500 businesses and homes destroyed or heavily damaged |
Tenessee: Nashville International Airport temporarily closed The damage estimate has been placed at more than $225 million in Oklahoma and more than $140 million in Kansas, where 1,129 buildings were destroyed in Monday’s storms. |
Storms Kill 44; Hundreds Injured, Homes Destroyed (ABC News 1999/5/5) | ||
Oklahoma: 38 people killed Kansas: 5 people killed Texas 1 person killed |
Oklahoma:nearly 2,000 houses destroyed in Oklahoma City area alone Kansas:at least 1,500 businesses and homes destroyed or heavily damaged |
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Death Among the Debris (ABC News 1999/5/4) | ||
Oklahoma:38 people killed Kansas 5 people killed |
Nearly 2,000 houses destroyed in Oklahoma City area alone. |
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Large and powerful tornadoes attacked Oklahoma city | ||
Deaths Oklahoma 40 Kansas 5 Casualities Oklahoma sbout 700 Kansas 100 |
Thousands of homes were destoroyed. Cars, Natural gas and Power poles were also damaged. |
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