Tornado outbreak of May 10–13, 2010
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| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Duration | May 10–13, 2010 |
| Tornado outbreak | |
| Tornadoes | 91 |
| Maximum rating | EF4 tornado |
| Duration | ~3 days, 12 hours |
| Highest winds | Tornadic - 170 mph (270 km/h) (Choctaw & Norman, Oklahoma EF4 tornadoes on May 10) |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 3 fatalities; 127 injured |
| Damage | >$595 million |
From May 10–13, 2010, a major tornado outbreak affected large areas of Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas, with the bulk of the activity in central and eastern Oklahoma. Over 60 tornadoes, some large and multiple-vortex in nature, affected large parts of Oklahoma and adjacent parts of southern Kansas and Missouri, with the most destructive tornadoes causing severe damage in southern suburbs of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area and just east of Norman, Oklahoma, where the fatalities were reported from both tornado tracks. The outbreak was responsible for three fatalities, all of which occurred in Oklahoma. Damage was estimated to be over $595 million in central Oklahoma alone.
Tornado activity continued to a lesser extent until May 13, with a few tornadoes occurring across parts of Oklahoma, Missouri, and Arkansas, as the system lingered for several days.