1999 Bridge Creek – Moore tornado

The 1999 Bridge Creek-Moore, Oklahoma tornado was a very strong F5 tornado that occurred on May 3, 1999. The tornado impacted Bridge Creek, Newcastle, and Moore. It had wind speeds recorded from around 301-318 mph, making it the highest wind speeds ever recorded in a tornado.

History
This tornado touch down in 2 miles south-southwest of Amber around 5:26 pm CST and rapidly intensified. It caused mostly F4 and occasionally F5 damage as it moved through Bridge Creek and Newcastle. As it crossed I-44 and entered South Oklahoma city, it weakened to F2 intensity. When it entered Moore, it regained F4-5 intensity.