Seven years ago

Today marks the seventh anniversary of the costliest tornado outbreak in US history. It also marks the last occurrence of a tornado rated F5. What a beast this was, and I can't imagine how crazy it was for those in its path.

Tornado in SE Oklahoma City:


Tornado paths in central Oklahoma on 3 May 1999:


Let's not forget that SPC had only a slight risk at 1300Z (8:00 a.m., less than 8 hours before the start of this prolific outbreak):