May 3rd, 1999 Oklahoma tornado anniversary 10 years later page

What impact did tornado have on Moore?

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MOORE — The economic boom in Moore wasn't spurred by the damage left by the May 3, 1999, tornado, a city official said. The city's progress has come despite the destruction.

Survivor: 'I just kept screaming for help'

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The first windows shattered. The wind roared. “I have to let you go!” Robin Faulkinberry yelled into the phone. “It’s here!” Then nothing. The air was sucked out of the house, which the Faulkinberrys had closed on three days earlier. Faulkinberry, now 49, doesn’t remember what happened after she hung up the phone. Neither does her daughter.

Reporter recalls losing his home on May 3

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Every spring, the nightmares return.Always, they're a demented version of the moments just after 7:30 p.m. 10 years ago. That's when “the worst tornado ever recorded” — as I call it — ripped apart my neighborhood in Moore.

Ten years after May 3 are we any safer?

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Technology is improving severe weather warning systems inside and out.

Remembering May 3, 1999: 10 years later

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Day 1: May 3 , 1999

Day 2: May 4 , 1999

Day 3: May 5, 1999

Day 4: May 6, 1999

Day 5: May 7, 1999

Day 6: May 8, 1999