2013 Moore Tornado on the Weather Channel

[@wutzittoya]

Miss the old Weather Channel, no breaks for ads during a Tornado Emergency you know to save lives

[@MichaelLovely-mr6oh]

You have to understand that in 2013 streaming services weren't as dominant as they are these days. Of course it was utterly frightening to see this tornado as it touched down live on the air from The Weather Channel via Oklahoma City's NBC affiliate KFOR Channel 4.

[@EaglesFan]

I agree I wish it was still like that today with no commercials during tornado emergencies.

[@birb2581]

@@EaglesFan That's why I watch Fox Weather or independent youtubers streaming the event

[@WeShowYou]

It’s awful how they go to 5 minute long commercial breaks seemingly every 5 minutes, even during active tornadoes

[@johnnysmith-f9z]

@@EaglesFan look up "ryan hall yall". excellent meteorologist. often calls tornadoes before nws does. VERY in depth analysis. live and for free on youtube when storms are predicted.

[@jname9368]

It's crazy to see how different the weather channel is nowdays as opposed to 10 years ago. Was watching the December 2021 outbreak footage and they're going to adverts every 3-5 minutes during Tornado emergencies, whereas here it's just wall to wall coverage to keep everyone updated and aware

[@luckynascarcat24]

The beep is also quieter and not as high pitched. I wish they would of kept it the old way

[@BronchoKyle]

The people affected by this were probably watching the local newscasts, not the weather channel.

[@luckynascarcat24]

@@BronchoKyle or Ryan Hall

[@vibrantgleam]

@@luckynascarcat24 yeah these days we have the internet, I usually can watch people there lol

[@luckynascarcat24]

@@vibrantgleam Ryan hall should have a weather radio station in case power and service get cutoff

[@echo-channel77]

Listen to them gasp when they see finally see the photo and realize it's an EF5 at 30:10

[@michaellovely6601]

Even though it's been a decade since this monster of a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma; I still grieve the lives that were lost in this storm.

[@RSully94]

The footage of the Plaza Towers elementary school destruction will always stick with me, along with Kim Cunnigham's breakdown while on the air.

[@MichaelLovely-mr6oh]

To be honest; seeing the breakdown of Kim Cunningham (née Perez) on air while covering the immediate aftermath of the 2013 Moore, Oklahoma tornado was all too reminiscent of how Mike Bettes broke down on air while covering the immediate aftermath of the 2011 Joplin, Missouri tornado outside of St. John's Regional Medical Center.

[@TornadoSponge]

I went home sick from school that day, and ended up watching the tornado coverage live on TWC. Can’t believe that was over 10 years ago. Thanks for preserving this!

[@samtron5000]

Not in Oklahoma City though right? Haha I was just telling my husband (I’m from sw OKC) this broadcast is definitely not for people who lives in Oklahoma lol. Cuz they constantly interrupt critical information to talk about something not useful for people in the path and.. just can’t imagine why anyone IN Oklahoma would watch weather channel for info about weather in Oklahoma when you can watch news 9 or kfor 4. He’s like “who is it for then?” I said other people interested in weather or people who have loved ones there, My first time watching weather channels broadcast but I watched news 9 and kfor as it happened and took shelter haha

[@tornadostories]

Thank you very much for posting this valuable historical footage.

[@MisterBourgolini]

30:10, when I saw this in 2013, I went "Oh boy, that's big." Then we got the El Reno tornado, the largest tornado in American history with estimated winds at 296 MPH, make it the second strongest tornado behind the 1999 Moore tornado. I think this 2013 Moore tornado had winds at 260 MPH. In 1999, 36 people were killed in Moore. In 2013, 24 people were confirmed dead. So 1999 was deadlier, but 2013 had more damage overall. I'm going with 1999 as the worst of the two.

[@mattm4822]

On the 2013 El Reno tornado the DOW actually measured winds up to 302 mph at one point just ahead of the 301 mph measured by DOW of the 99 storm

[@MainesOwn]

thank you for preserving and sharing this!

[@MichaelLovely-mr6oh]

AirCastTV also uploaded The Weather Channel's coverage of the El Reno, Oklahoma tornado.

[@hollynguyen7652]

Very sad, ten kids died in the school, it is a miracle that only 24 died, this tornado was high end ef 4 for most of the path, with 9 areas ef5 damage, miracle that 250 people survived in the hospital that took a direct hit

[@michaellovely6601]

Actually, seven children lost their lives at Plaza Towers Elementary School.

[@Michiganian8]

Indeed!😟

[@TheDonnyPittsCode]

I watched this from a restaurant in Houston with some good friends of mine We all love weather and we were very sad to see this.

[@julianagrace7242]

30:10 the reaction from the ladies gets me every time. The emotion in their voice and the silence that follows it is absolutely haunting. It really put the reality of the situation into perspective.

[@brianr76]

Thanks for posting this!

[@xxdeviousv2]

They actually put storm shelters off the interstate? We in tornado and dixie alley needs more of these. It would probably help if the locals knew where they are located.

[@holyjewel]

I can't recall ever actually seeing them. I don't know where off the interstate they are. there aren't a lot of places *to* place them where this tornado hit. parts of i-35 is the only real option. there are some grassy, open areas near moore off i-35, but again, I don't recall ever seeing those shelters. if they existed, they weren't "advertised" very well.

[@mikeb2611]

they never built any shelters....sadly okc has no public shelters anywhere

[@scarpfish]

Best advice is to stay off the interstate completely during severe weather as it limits your ability to find proper shelter. NEVER put yourself in a situation where you have to choose an overpass or a ditch, or where your decision gets made by the selfish actions of those in front of you who plug up the highway.

[@RT-qd8yl]

@@scarpfish I don't drive on Interstates at all anymore, in any weather, and I feel so much safer now. Best choice I ever made.

[@Rawnervzz]

​@@scarpfishexactly that's the #1 reason they tell you not to shelter there every overpass is different some can give you cover if there is no other way but it's easier to say they are all deadly because of what they do to traffic.

[@antdoge29]

how did people want to live in moore after the 99 tornado?

[@WRA26]

This happened 3 days after I graduated from high school 11 years ago and I felt sad for those that lost their lives and my family and I went to Moore a few days later to survey the damage this tornado caused

[@crazycars81]

Could you do the kfor coverage of the 2003 Newcastle-Moore ef4??

[@vibrantgleam]

BRO HOW THE FRICK DID THAT TORNADO MATURE SO FAST??

[@RT-qd8yl]

"Yes sir, how much CAPE would you like today?" Tornado: *YES*

[@CrazyWeatherDude]

Joplin was even faster! Went from wispy ropes to a wedge in literal seconds.

[@samtron5000]

@@CrazyWeatherDudeunfortunately for whatever reason Joplin is a dead zone so there’s not a lot of quality footage of its formation, life cycle and dissipation like there are especially for storms in OKC.,, Joplin was just so sad, I watched their live local broadcast and I felt sick because the people working there had no idea what to do, the radar they had access to looked like it was from 1990, no contact with chasers, no safe broadcast space to broadcast through it… I guess I’m just from OKC so I’m used to the OKC resources but I feel like Joplin isn’t that far away from other large cities, they should have been able to help more., that and the people really should have taken it more seriously. Joplin is in MO and they have tornadoes in MO, and they aren’t very far from Oklahoma so they really should have been taking it seriously.., not having basements or shelters isn’t really a good excuse because Oklahoma City is like that as well. Anyway yeah when it happens in Oklahoma City metro obviously I am devastated watching my places get destroyed, peoples lives getting ripped to shreds and people losing their lives or injured BUT it’s also the MAIN time when I feel a lot of pride for Oklahoma City, the way the media and city infrastructure work together, the people normally take it seriously, folks help eachother and … yeah I just feel a lot of pride and I feel bad for other cities and regions that don’t have the radars, the choppers, the chasers, and the stations with ppl like Mike Morgan, Gary England, David Payne, and others.. we are so fortunate. Anyway yeah the Joplin tornado was tragic and although you can’t change “acts of god,” a lot went wrong that day that never should have happened. I think that a lot of lives could have been saved because there was at least a few mins of warning once it touched the ground. Not a great deal but the local media could have pushed more serious warnings. The storm itself maybe didn’t have a tornado earlier but it definitely was a rotating and tightening supercell… it didn’t just come out of nowhere. And there were predictions for tornadic supercells developing in the area prior. They shouldn’t have been having high school graduation for example. That should have been postponed. There’s hundreds of videos of people standing outside right as the tornado arrived on their front lawn, people asking “what’s happening???” Smh, I hope that NEVER happens like that again. Again.. so fucking tragic for that city and everyone involved

[@robertwelsh9904]

Camera quality has improved significantly

[@Koakoa45]

I live so far from Moore, OK but I did donate money that day. I cried when I saw those school and knew I had to do anything I could to help.

[@RT-qd8yl]

I know the feeling; I still can't watch videos of the 2011 Tohoku tsunami.

[@lindsayjakekangaroomouse]

At Least the EF-5 Tornado was part of the PDS Tornado Warning

[@Michiganian8]

An F5, that is heartbreaking 🤦🏽‍♀️ poor souls.

[@dustinleonard3408]

there are no shelters on the sides of the highways.

[@holyjewel]

yeah, I have no idea where that came from. never seen them.

[@dustinleonard3408]

@@KK-tu5vd that's awesome. I was commenting more in reference to them saying there are shelters on the side of the highway now. Which there aren't.

[@mikeb2611]

the good ol days when the weather channel was good

[@younghurricane1995]

A family died inside a 7-Eleven convenient store from this tornado, including a husband and wife along with their baby

[@realworld2494]

Yep right there in the movie theater parking lot I remember that very well

[@chrisb4331]

when the choopper flew over the school, I teared up

[@ghoffmann821]

"...post-traumatic fire..." I mean, she wasn't wrong. Lady is like a real life snl character.

[@MichaelLovely-mr6oh]

My guess is that Linda Cavanaugh (the news anchor in question) was no doubt extremely horrified by the destruction in Moore, Oklahoma following the EF5 tornado that struck the city on May 20th, 2013 as she had spoken with doctors and nurses at hospitals in Oklahoma City following the F5 tornado that struck Moore on May 3rd, 1999. So she and her colleagues at KFOR knew all too well the severity of these types of tornadoes.

[@Jero-P]

She was doing her job. People make it like she doesn't care, but she has to do her job and get put info​@MichaelLovely-mr6oh

[@mikeb2611]

i was at work at Tinker AFB...it disapaited just a few miles south...butthole pucker factor was a 10

[@baddog6003]

People have balls to still live there. 4x major huge tornados just in the past two decades or so. Two of them didn't hit the city, but if they did... and one of those was 2.5 miles wide west of OKC.

[@MichaelLovely-mr6oh]

Despite being practically synonymous with large, long-track, violent, and destructive tornadoes; I still think of Moore, Oklahoma as a nice place to live and raise a family. What draws people to live in Moore is the low cost of living, a great school system, and a relatively short driving distance from downtown Oklahoma City and the professional opportunities there. Moore is also a short driving distance from Midwest City; which is home to Tinker Air Force Base as well as being not too far from Norman, Oklahoma. Norman is home to the University of Oklahoma; where the nation's best and brightest meteorologists have studied.

[@realworld2494]

True but the thing is though no matter where you go you're going to have some sort of natural disaster to worry about Oklahoma is a nice place to live this one was particularly devastating yes however it's just like how people in Florida are used to hurricanes in California is used to earthquakes it's just a part of life pretty much living here

[@Jero-P]

You think they wouldn't move if they could? I've lived in Oklahoma my whole life. Money money money. I'd love to move! I'd go ad far as I could but I'll die here

[@PaulHosey]

Or anywhere else in that part of the country.

[@Michiganian8]

I lived in okla for about 3/4 yrs & never seen a tornado. I felt an earthquake but never a tornado.

[@holyjewel]

they were really kinda delayed, no? TWC seems to be reporting as if the tornado is still in rural areas or even near new castle (which isn't that rural, as anyone from the area knows), and then they show KFOR's broadcast which is clearly talking about it about to be hitting the moore warren theater. this thing was far, far along in its progression before they even swapped over to showing KFOR.

[@mikeb2611]

yes they were way behind....when they mentioned Bridge Creek that was well west of where the tornado was

[@MichaelLovely-mr6oh]

This is beyond their control because The Weather Channel is headquartered in Atlanta, GA; so it would take them time to get caught up with the coverage of the tornado by Oklahoma City's NBC affiliate KFOR Channel 4. However; when the National Weather Service office in Norman, OK issued a Tornado Watch for much of central Oklahoma at 1:10 PM Central Time, all three of the major TV stations in Oklahoma City (NBC affiliate KFOR Channel 4, ABC affiliate KOCO Channel 5, and CBS affiliate KWTV Channel 9) immediately suspended regular programming and went into wall-to-wall coverage of the weather. Meanwhile the city's Fox affiliate KOKH Channel 25 and Telemundo affiliate KTUZ Channel 30 suspended regular programming and began covering the weather when the thunderstorm which produced the Moore, Oklahoma tornado on May 20, 2013 erupted in southwest Oklahoma. When Channel 4, Channel 5, and Channel 9 suspended regular programming and began covering the weather; people throughout the Oklahoma City metro area and central Oklahoma began listening to one of their trusted meteorologists: Mike Morgan at Channel 4, Damon Lane at Channel 5, and the legend known as Gary England at Channel 9.

[@holyjewel]

@@MichaelLovely-mr6oh In an internet age, as it clearly still was in 2013, it took one singular person looking at a local news stream in OKC. TWC should be able to afford that, though, I'd never expect anything of much quality from them.

[@RT-qd8yl]

@@holyjewel That isn't going to make them any more money than keeping things the way they are. There's no other real formidable opponent for national weather broadcasting so they have no incentive to try to be more accurate or efficient.

[@AJ1987LV]

Why the video is so glitchy? I get that communication calls are glitching bc signal can be lost, but even studio video is lagging, making it hard to watch

[@RT-qd8yl]

This was most likely DVR'd from someone's Dish or Directv. That's exactly what rain fade looks and sounds like.

[@redviper259classic9]

At 26:46....wtf you said you cant survive this IF YOUR BELOW GROUND.........NO WONDER SO MANY PEOPLE DIED YOU CONFUSED THEM

[@garyhisgun192]

This storm was most likely affecting this uploaders video as you can see a lot of interference and the way it messes with his TV Signal

[@mudmann10121]

1:40:25 unreal. That lady is unbelievable.

[@Sid-ho6gj]

I understand it seems harsh, but the job of the reporter is to report that stuff because people need to know specifics in that case

[@mudmann10121]

@@Sid-ho6gjagreed, the job is to report the news but this is more like sensationalism. Lance is breaking down live on air and instead of giving him a second to collect himself she asks him a question he literally just answered with his comments.

[@wolfheart3085]

So sad for the seven families who lost their third graders at Plaza Elementary.

[@davidmcgahan5328]

I thought the way that Linda spoke to Lance West was very cold hearted she acted like he was doing something awful. God bless the people of Moore.

[@Rawnervzz]

I wish there was footage of the other cells with a mesn hook anyone know?

[@vinny4411]

Then as it was, then again it will be And though the course may change sometimes Rivers always reach the sea Blind stars of fortune, each have several rays On the wings of maybe, down in birds of prey Kind of makes me feel sometimes, didn't have to grow But as the eagle leaves the nest, it's got so far to go Changes fill my time, baby, that's alright with me In the midst I think of you, and how it used to be Did you ever really need somebody And really need 'em bad Did you ever really want somebody The best love you ever had Do you ever remember me, baby Did it feel so good 'Cause it was just the first time And you knew you would Through the eyes an' I sparkle Senses growing keen Taste your love along the way See your feathers preen Kind of makes makes me feel sometimes Didn't have to grow We are eagles of one nest The nest is in our soul Vixen in my dreams, with great surprise to me Never thought I'd see your face The way it used to be Oh darlin', oh darlin' I'm never gonna leave you I never gonna leave Holdin' on, ten years gone Ten years gone, holdin' on, ten years gone Ten years gone, holdin' on

[@rayminthecat]

that is nice

[@sonnyjimm23]

Wtf

[@alexanderdeloera3442]

I was at westmoore we where practicing graduation ceremony

[@realworld2494]

In reality we have had more EF5 tornadoes since then but they are not being classified as that it's been over a decade so it's not too far-fetched to think that there have been other tornadoes to reach 200 miles an hour

[@jtbowman132]

Especially this current spring season

[@commiehunter733]

2011 Smithville 300mph, heckleburg too

[@LeolaScott]

I remember 🎉🎉🎉

[@B_58_hustler_]

Tinker afb cannot catch a break with the tornadoes

[@panic_playstation]

Why is this footage so poor in quality? :( Aren't there any HD versions? Or was this the actual broadcasting quality of 2013?

[@JIMJAMSC]

See how many times you can catch "Its like May 5th." or "EF-5".

[@mikeb2611]

may 3rd

[@gregusmc2868]

Don’t go in the casino for God’s sake! You’re gonna be taking chances with your dice-I mean lives! (The roulette wheels are shut down anyway)

[@davidmcgahan5328]

Linda shouldn't be allowed to cover tornados anymore she is just to cold. No heart people need comfort in times like this.

[@feoltmanns7624]

Linda’s voice got on my last nerve.

[@David-si8vq]

I gave her a pass on this. This was like the 3rd or 4th day that spring we had big tornadoes around, and the day before was the Edmond/Arcadia/Shawnee EF4 mess. Everyone was pretty exhausted by the time this happened, and then 11 days later it happened all over again during Friday rush hour.

[@MichaelLovely-mr6oh]

If it will serve as a form of comfort for you; Linda Cavanaugh retired from KFOR in December of 2017.

[@TeeBizz]

Terrible day

[@inc2000glw]

Repeating them. Um and Ahhh. "Gaslighting" "Priming The Pump" Rick Rolled. "Comment Well" A Dozen caneras but these guy sitting each lap. Finger pointing camera angles where they nose is touching some in the background.

[@wolfheart3085]

Breaks up

[@ericascali5427]

😢😢😢😢😢😮😮😮😮☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️

[@SMMiles]

Horrible event, even worse cameraman on the helicopter

[@RT-qd8yl]

He won an award for that footage

[@YankMil1]

Some of these people that are standing outside with kids are just not right

[@larrymoore970]

Terrible tornado

[@soonermodels1173]

Audio is annoying

[@jpgcne]

I really don't think ANYONE was worried about audio outputs. At the time ⏲️ 😌

[@RT-qd8yl]

So either fix it or STFU about it.

[@slyguythreeonetwonine3172]

I prefer the coverage from the two male anchors in 99. Alot less unnecessary emotional priming. Sorry, not sorry, I hear a female voice, and I hear something desperate to emotionally manipulate me. 🤷‍♀️ Or nag me. Either way, it's not a positive reaction.

[@mpk6664]

I think you need therapy

[@septclues]

real incel energy

[@jtbowman132]

The misogyny is insane. Definitely incel vibes

[@SteelSmoker]

I'll be getting MY KIDS no matter who says I "can't"....try me....