The Damage Along the Tornado’s Path in Oklahoma (original) (raw)
An initial assessment by the Federal Emergency Management Agency found that Monday’s tornado in Oklahoma destroyed more than 1,000 buildings and damaged nearly 1,200. Related Article »
Level of damage
to buildings
Destroyed
Major damage
MOORE
Seconds after the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning at 2:40 p.m., the city of Moore sounded its first siren, giving residents about half an hour to prepare.
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A tornado emergency is issued for the city of Moore and South Oklahoma City.
+17 min.
Moore posts on Facebook that it is sounding sirens again and tells residents to take precautions.
+16 min.
Tornado touches down near Newcastle.
+49 min.
Exits east of Moore.
+45 min.
Crosses Interstate 35.
+41 min.
Reaches Warren Theater.
+23 min.
Tornado crosses
Interstate 44.
+36 min.
Tornado hits Briarwood Elementary School with winds up to 210 miles per hour, then enters Moore.
+53 min.
Weakens, before ending west of Lake Stanley Draper.
Approximate extent
of tornado damage
37
35
44
35
2 MILES
1/4 MILE
Newcastle
Moore
Norman
Area of top map
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3:03
3:16
3:21
3:25
3:29
3:33
Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore
Rescue workers were able to pull several children from the piles of twisted metal and rubble on Monday. Crews were still struggling to cut through fallen beams and clear debris in the recovery effort on Tuesday.
The New York Times; photo by Steve Gooch/Associated Press
Sue Ogrocki/Associated Press
Moore Medical Center
More than a dozen cars were swept from the parking lot of the medical center and thrown against the main entrance of the severely damaged building.
Steve Gooch/Associated Press
Gene Blevins/Reuters
Warren Theater in Moore
A man was taken away from a triage area at the Imax theater. Officials set up a command center just outside the entrance.
Gene Blevins/Reuters
Bowling Alley
Aerial images showed bowling lanes of the collapsed AMF Moore Lanes exposed to the sky.
KFOR-TV
Blocks West of Medical Center
Multiple residential blocks in this area were destroyed, with few houses left standing.
KFOR-TV
Interstate 35
Vehicles were tossed into the median of Interstate 35.
Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Santa Fe Avenue
Scores of homes appeared to have been leveled in this area near South Santa Fe Avenue west of Plaza Towers Elementary School.
Steve Gooch/Associated Press
Briarwood Elementary School in Oklahoma City
Teachers carried children away from the school, which was heavily damaged by the tornado.
Paul Hellstern/Oklahoman, via Associated Press
Neighborhoods East of I-35
The damage corridor was narrower in some residential neighborhoods east of I-35, with some houses destroyed and others undamaged.
Steve Gooch/Associated Press
