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Moore
(Encyclopedia) Moore, city (1990 pop. 40,761), Cleveland co., central Okla., a suburb of Oklahoma City; settled 1889 as Verbeck, renamed Moore, inc. 1893. Its manufactures include lightning- and…Fujita Tornado Intensity Scale
The Fujita scale classifies tornadoes according to the damage they cause. Almost half of all tornadoes fall into the F1 or “moderate damage” category. These tornadoes reach speeds of 73-112…2005 Tornado Fatality Information
Tornado Fatalities by StateStateDeadly tornadoesFatalitiesIndiana125Georgia34Arkansas23Wyoming12Mississippi11Wisconsin11Iowa11Kentucky11Missouri11Total1239By IntensityIntensityDeadly…Mayfield
(Encyclopedia) Mayfield, city (2020 pop. 10,017), seat of Graves co., SW Ky., in an area of farms and clay deposits; founded 1823. It is an…Xenia
(Encyclopedia) XeniaXeniazēˈnēə [key], city (1990 pop. 24,664), seat of Greene co., SW Ohio; inc. 1814. It is a trade and industrial center in a farm area. The city has food-processing plants, and…Encarnación
(Encyclopedia) Encarnación Encarnación ĕngkärnäsyōnˈ [key], city, capital of Itapúa dept., SE Paraguay, a port on the…whirlwind
(Encyclopedia) whirlwind, revolving mass of air resulting from local atmospheric instability, such as that caused by intense heating of the ground by the sun on a hot summer day. Examples of…The 25 Deadliest Tornadoes in the United States
The following table lists tornadoes by the number of fatalities.DateLocation(s)Deaths 1. March 18, 1925Tri-State (Mo., Ill., Ind.)689 2. May 6, 1840Natchez, Miss.317 3. May 27, 1896St. Louis, Mo.255…Joplin
(Encyclopedia) JoplinJoplinjŏpˈlĭn [key], city (1990 pop. 40,961), Jasper and Newton counties, SW Mo., at the edge of the Ozarks; settled c.1839, inc. 1873. It is a railroad center, the shipping and…storm
(Encyclopedia) storm, disturbance of the ordinary conditions of the atmosphere attended by wind, rain, snow, sleet, hail, or thunder and lightning. Types of storms include the extratropical cyclone,…Trending
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