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It's official: Moore/Newcastle tornado an EF5

Damage from a massive tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, May 20, 201 Damage from a massive tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, May 20, 201 (Rick Couri)

One look at the damage told you the storm was a monster and now that's been confirmed.

The official rating for the twister is now as bad as it gets, EF5.

Survivors and other witnesses say the tornado looked to be a mile wide at times and was on the ground for 40 minutes while scraping a giant portion of Moore to the ground.

The official casualty count is changing as new information is released but as of this writing stands at 24 with that count almost certain to go higher as more areas are searched in the daylight.

Take a look at the official data below.

NWS Norman damage survey found EF5 level damage with estimated peak winds of 200-210mph.

details:

RATING:                  EF5

ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:     200-210 MPH

PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:   17 MILES

PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:    1.3 MILES

FATALITIES:              N/A

INJURIES:                N/A

START DATE:              MAY 20 2013

START TIME:              2:45 PM CDT

START LOCATION:          4.4 W  NEWCASTLE /GRADY COUNTY /OK

START LAT/LON:           35.2580 / -97.6775

END DATE:                MAY 20 2013

END TIME:                3:35 PM CDT

END LOCATION:            4.8 E OF MOORE OK /CLEVELAND COUNTY /OK

END LAT/LON:             35.3409 / -97.4007

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