May 2nd, 2016 Midwest Tornado Outbreak

May 2nd, 2016 Midwest Tornado Outbreak

Date of tornado outbreak:	May 2nd, 2016
Duration1:	0 minutes - And Ongoing
Maximum rated tornado2:	EF3 tornado
Tornadoes caused:	4
Damages:	$29.6 million (2016 USD)
Fatalities:	3
Areas affected:
1Time from first tornado to last tornado 2Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale

Imagine if this actually happened.

• Some damage caused by the Moore, OK EF2
• House Damaged by Altus, OK EF3
• Some minor damage caused by the Anticyclonic Altus, OK EF2
• Radar Image of the Altus, OK storm

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Tornado count

Confirmed Total

Confirmed EF0

Confirmed EF1

Confirmed EF2

Confirmed EF3

Confirmed EF4

Confirmed EF5

4

1

0

2

1

0

0

Oklahoma Tornadoes

Moore Tornado

EF2 (strong) tornado (NWS)
Duration	10:19 AM CDT – 10:38 AM CDT
Intensity	215 km/h (135 mph) (1-min)

This Tornado formed 9 miles SSE of Moore, OK

Track Length: 8.25 miles

Altus Tornado (1)

EF3 (strong) tornado (NWS)
Duration	10:37 AM CDT – 11:00 AM CDT
Intensity	230 km/h (145 mph) (1-min)

This Tornado formed 9.5 Miles South of Altus, OK

Track Length: 11.5 miles

Altus Tornado (2)

EF2 (strong) tornado (NWS)
Duration	10:39 AM CDT – 10:51 AM CDT
Intensity	205 km/h (125 mph) (1-min)

This Tornado formed 6.5 Miles SE of Altus, OK, and co-existed with 2 other Tornadoes.

Track Length: 4.1 miles

Note: This Tornado was Anticyclonic

Altus Tornado (3)

EF0 (weak) tornado (NWS)
Duration	10:44 AM CDT – 10:48 AM CDT
Peak intensity	130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min)

This Tornado formed 7 miles SSW of Altus, OK, and Co-Existed with 2 other Tornadoes.

Track Length: 1 Mile