History Photographed on Instagram: "In May 2013, an elderly Oklahoma woman named Barbara Garcia, whose home was destroyed by a devastating tornado, found her dog alive under the rubble while being interviewed live on television by CBS News.⁠ ⁠ The discovery happened amid the aftermath of the powerful tornado that struck Moore, a suburb of Oklahoma City.⁠ ⁠ Credit: @cbsnews"

On the afternoon of May 20, 2013, a large and extremely violent EF5 tornado ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, and adjacent areas, with peak winds estimated at 210 miles per hour (340 km/h), killing 24 people (plus two indirect fatalities) and injuring 212 others. The tornado was part of a larger weather system that had produced several other tornadoes across the Great Plains over the previous two days, including five that struck portions of Central Oklahoma the day prior on May 19. As of 2024, the 2013 M

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