Image Gallery: Moore, Okla., Tornado Damage - May 20, 2013

By Live Science Staff
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Tornado Aftermath

debris from moore, okla., tornado on may 20, 2013.

(Image credit: 1984 Studios, Flickr)

The tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., on May 20, 2013, flattened homes and piled cars on top of one another.

Devastation

debris from moore, okla., tornado on may 20, 2013.

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The EF-5 tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., was likely 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) wide at one point; it demolished everything in its path.

Flattened Homes

debris from moore, okla., tornado on may 20, 2013.

(Image credit: 1984 Studios, Flickr)

The EF-5 tornado flattened homes to rubble in Moore, Okla., on May 20, 2013.

Twisted Rubble

debris from moore, okla., tornado on may 20, 2013.

(Image credit: 1984 Studios, Flickr)

Homes, cars and other objects were torn into unrecognizable debris by the EF-5 tornado that swept through Moore, Okla., on May 20, 2013.

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