Moore (Oklahoma)

Cleveland County

40-49200

Moore is a city in Oklahoma in the United States. It is located in Cleveland County and is part of the metropolitan area of Oklahoma City. The seventh largest city in the state has 55 081 inhabitants ( 2010).

Geography

Moore is at the northern County border, and his district includes according to the United States Census Bureau, covers an area of 56.7 km ², of which 56.2 km ² on land and the remainder from water. To the west, north and east of the city area is surrounded directly by the Oklahoma City's south is Norman. Interstate 35 leads together with U.S. Highway 77 in the north-south direction through the city.

History

Moore is less than twenty minutes from downtown Oklahoma City, Will Rogers World Airport, Tinker Air Force Base, the University of Oklahoma, the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, and many companies, factories, public and private schools as well as recreational and cultural activities.

Tornadoes

The city was taken on October 4, 1998, May 3, 1999 May 8, 2003 10 May, 2010 and 20 May 2013 tornadoes. The tornado of 3 May 1999 reached the level F5 on the Fujita scale. He is at a speed of 512 km / h as the strongest cyclone that has been observed worldwide. He left behind a devastated swath of 1.5 times 11 kilometers and killed 36 people in the region of Oklahoma City.

May 2013

On May 20, 2013 a tornado devastated, which is classified in the category EF -4 intensity provisionally, the majority of the city. The two Elementary Schools Briarwood and Plaza Towers were completely destroyed it. The buildings were fully occupied at the time with 75 students, but many children could be saved from collapse. Overall, at least 24 people were killed by the tornado around bogs and in the state of Oklahoma.

Education

The Moore Public Schools district was composed of 3 high schools until May 20, 2013: Moore, Southmoore, Westmoore; 5 Junior High School 's: Brink, Central, East Highland, Highland West, Moore West; and 22 Elementary School 's: Apple Creek, Briarwood, Broad Moore, Bryant, Earlywine, Eastlake, Fairview, Fisher, Heritage Trails, Houchin, Kelley, Kingsgate, Northmoor, Oak Ridge, Plaza Towers, Red Oak, Santa Fe, Sky Ranch, past, Southgate - Rippetoe, Wayland Bonds and Winding Creek.