Nothing stands except the tattered American flag in an area looking like a war zone. This area in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma was devastated by an F-5 Tornado with winds up to 230 miles per hour. The area of destruction was 1 mile wide and and left a path of destruction 19 miles long

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Nothing stands except the tattered American flag in an area looking like a war zone. This area in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma was devastated by an F-5 Tornado with winds up to 230 miles per hour. The area of destruction was 1 mile wide and and left a path of destruction 19 miles long

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Base: Oklahoma City

State: Oklahoma (OK)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bill Kimble

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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04/05/1999

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