The safety signal, 05/2013

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God bless Oklahoma. Our state has
endured yet another round of vicious torna-does;
this time a few of the most violent on
record.
In the United States since 1950,
Oklahoma has been hit by eight of the
overall total of F5 or EF5 tornadoes, killing
dozens of people. The May 31 tornado in El
Reno was the widest in the record books
measuring just over 2.6 miles, according to
the National Weather Service. The city of
the Safety Signal
May 2013
May 2013- Page 1
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OHP vital
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tornado
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Quinton Myers
Manhattan, New York is
2.3 miles at its widest
point, to provide a
comparison.
The first
storm was an EF5
tornado that barreled
through Moore traveling
17 miles on the follow-ing
Monday injuring
237 people and killing
Trp. Joe Kimmons (top, left) and Trp. Sean Henry
are quick to assist with the search for survivors.