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Panorama view of tornado damage in Moore. Photo courtesy of WFEC and Mike Windham/NewSpin 360 crews
“You know how people say a tornado sounds like a buffalo stampede or a train approaching, or the start of a NASCAR race? It doesn’t sound like any of that. I’ll tell you what an EF5 tornado headed straight your way sounds like… ” OEC member Don Lee paused, looked away and wiped a stray tear, he continued with cloudy eyes and a low voice, “It sounds like hell.”
An EF5 tornado ripped through the community of Moore, taking 24 lives. Photos by James Pratt JULY 2013 17