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Dr. Jeff Masters, May 22, 2013
Director of Meteorology, Weather Underground

The Moore, Oklahoma tornado of May 20, 2013 is now ranked an EF-5, making it one of only 59 U.S. tornadoes to achieve that distinction since record keeping began in 1950. This morning, the Oklahoma Insurance Department said the preliminary tornado damage estimate could top $2 billion. This would make the 2013 Moore tornado the 2nd most expensive tornado in history.

Christopher C. Burt, May 22, 2013
Weather Historian, Weather Underground

The recent catastrophic EF-5 tornado in Oklahoma has prompted me to revisit a blog I posted in April 2011 (ironically that blog was posted just two weeks prior to the deadly tornado outbreak on April 27-28 of that year). This blog updates the lists of all known F-5 and EF-5 tornadoes and other statistics concerning the deadliest tornadoes on record in U.S. and world history.

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Bryan Norcross, May 20, 2013
Hurricane Specialist, The Weather Channel

NOAA's assessment of the National Weather Service's performance during Sandy is out. It's an outstanding report, which, if implemented, would significantly improve communications during landfalling hurricanes. But, there are a few areas where some more thinking is required.

Lee Grenci, May 19, 2013
Retired Senior Lecturer and Forecaster, Penn State

If you listen or read carefully to any of the media's typical account of the development of tornadic supercells (thunderstorms with rotating updrafts), you'll get the overall impression that strong wi...

Shaun Tanner, May 16, 2013
Senior Meteorologist, Weather Underground

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Dr. Ricky Rood, May 16, 2013
Professor, University of Michigan

This blog will focus on three stories in the press in the past few months that have been flaring up. They have been smoldering for years and I expect they will smolder for a few more years.

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Zachary Labe, May 6, 2013
Northeast Weather Analyst

As the dry and seasonal weather begins to break across the Northeast, increasing threats for rain are likely over the area. A widespread soaking rain is likely for the middle to end of the week followed by significantly below normal temperatures to start off the second week in May.

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