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Article: A year ago today
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- May 3, 2000
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Wisconsin's Weather Team Milwaukee Forecast
A year ago today, Oklahoma City suffered deadly twister
By JOHN MALAN
Today's TMJ4, Meteorologist
Wednesday, May 3, 2000
Tuesday's pleasant weather is just a prelude to the warm weather
moving in for the rest of the week. A mild day is on tap for today
with inland highs in the 70s, and most of the area will see highs in
the 70s or 80s from Thursday through Sunday. The first taste of
summer is settling into southeast Wisconsin right on time for the
weekend.
About 1,200 tornadoes touch down yearly across the United States,
but only a handful reach the F-5 category. A tornado in this category
has wind speeds of between 261 and 318 mph and can cause ...