1999 tornado outbreak helped Moore prepare for future storms

 
By Bryan Painter | Published: February 22, 2009   

MOORE — Gayland Kitch pointed to what he calls his "F-5 windows” at Moore City Hall.

May 3 marks 10 years since he looked through the clear glass panes at a life-taking, life-changing monster tornado packing winds of likely more than 300 mph.

photo - From the archives: On May 3,  1999 an F5 Twister that tore through  Moore and the metro. Staff photo by Paul Hellstern
From the archives: On May 3, 1999 an F5 Twister that tore through Moore and the metro. Staff photo by Paul Hellstern

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Kitch, the Emergency Management director for the city of Moore, has seen the city hit by an F-3 on Oct. 4, 1998, the F-5 on May 3, 1999, and an F-4 on May 8, 2003.

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