From the Archives: Remembering EF-5 tornado that ripped through Moore, killing 25 people in 2013
By Jonathan Greco
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MOORE, Oklahoma (KOCO) — An EF-5 tornado ripped through Moore on May 20, 2013, killing 25 people, including seven children, and injuring over 200 others.
The tornado formed just before 3 p.m. and was on the ground for 39 minutes total. The path was 17 miles long and, at its widest point, was 1.3 miles wide.
The tornado caused billions of dollars in damage. The children who were killed were trying to take shelter at Plaza Towers Elementary School.
“Moore is more than a dot on a map; it is a family. Today, we pause, we remember, and we stand together,” the Moore Police Department posted to social media Wednesday morning.
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