A Timeline of Deadly Events in Moore, Okla.

On May 20, 2013, a large deadly tornado ripped through the Oklahoma City area. Below is a timeline of the tornado event (all times Central).

• 2:40 p.m. CDT: A tornado warning was issued that included Moore, Okla.
• 2:52 p.m.: Radar indicates rotation may be reaching the ground near Moore
• 2:56 p.m.: First reports of a tornado in progress
• 3:01 p.m.: Tornado Emergency issued for Moore
• 3:36 p.m.: Tornado "ropes out" and dissipates
• 3:43 p.m.: First images of destruction surface on The Weather Channel
• 6:07 p.m.: Storm chasers Jim Cantore, Mike Bettes and the Tornado Hunt team first arrive in the damaged areas; comparisons immediately drawn to Joplin, Mo. tornado in 2011
• 7:16 p.m.: Death toll announced at 37 by Associated Press, via Twitter

Tuesday

• 6:47 a.m.: KFOR-TV reports more than 100 people rescued from rubble overnight; later confirmed by Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management
• 8:38 a.m.: Death toll revised down to 24, per AP

• Tornado lasted 40 minutes
• Preliminary EF4 or higher damage
• May 3, 1999 tornado killed 11 in Cleveland County (Moore)