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May 3 in weather history.

1 notable weather event have shaped this date in U.S. history — tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, and the records they set or broke.

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1999

Bridge Creek F5 hits 318 mph — fastest wind ever recorded

Part of an outbreak with 74 tornadoes; killed 36 in OK.

Bridge Creek-Moore, OK
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