1999 Mulhall tornado

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During the nighttime hours of May 3, 1999, a deadly, long-tracked and violent high-end F4 tornado struck the town of Mulhall, Oklahoma, causing devastating damage in an around the surrounding regions. Known most frequently as the Mulhall tornado, this wedge tornado, which tracked a 39-mile (63 km) path, was very wide and at times exceeded one mile (1.6 km) in width. It occurred amidst a major tornado outbreak that took place across the region from May 2 to 5. According to storm chasing meteorologist Roger Edwards, it may have been as violent or more than the F5 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado from earlier that evening; however, it was officially rated as an F4. The tornado dissipated at approximately 10:45 p.m. CDT in southeastern Noble County, 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Perry. Shortly afterwards, many of the same areas of Logan County struck by the Mulhall tornado were hit again by an F3 tornado. However, this one was produced by a separate supercell that touched down 2.5 miles (4.0 km)...

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