2029 Moore-Oklahoma City tornado (Seyana)



The 2029 Moore-Oklahoma City tornado (locally referred to as the '29 May 3rd tornado to differentiate from the 1999 one) was an extraordinarily powerful EF5 tornado in which the record for the highest wind speeds ever measured globally were broken, at 337 miles per hour (542 km/h) by a Doppler on Wheels (DOW) radar. The tornado devastated all of Moore and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, along with surrounding suburbs and towns during the early evening of Thursday, May 3, 2029. The tornado covered 87 miles (140 km) during its 119-minute existence, destroying thousands of homes, killing more than 1,000 people, and leaving US$2.35 billion (2029 USD) in damage.

The tornado first touched down at 5:13 p.m. (17:13) Central Daylight Time (CDT) in McClain County, Oklahoma. It quickly intensified into a violent EF4, and gradually reached EF5 status after travelling 7.3 miles (11.7 km), at which time it struck the city of Moore. It fluctuated in strength, ranging from EF3 to EF5 status before it crossed into Cleveland County where it reached EF5 intensity for a fourth time shortly before entering Oklahoma City by 5:50 pm (17:50). The tornado tore through the centre of the city, as well as Del City, and Midwest City before dissipating around 7:12 p.m (19:12) outside of.

A state of emergency was declared by every county that was in the path of the tornado. The American Red Cross opened twenty shelters overnight across central Oklahoma, housing over 3,000 people immediately following the disaster. Debris removal began on May 14 as thirteen clean-up teams were sent to the region. A total of $90 million in disaster funds were approved for loans on both businesses and houses.