Moore is a rapidly growing suburb in Cleveland County, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. As of July 1, 2003, the city population was 44,987.

Situated in the northern part of Cleveland County, Moore is the second largest city in the county and the ninth largest city in the state. Moore is less than twenty minutes from downtown Oklahoma City, Will Rogers World Airport, Tinker Air Force Base, the University of Oklahoma, the Federal Aviation Agency and thousands of businesses, industries, public and private schools, as well as recreational and cultural facilities.

The city was severely damaged by tornadoes on October 4, 1998 May 3, 1999, and May 8, 2003. The May 3 tornado was rated an F5 on the Fujita scale, and was one of the strongest and most destructive tornadoes observed to date. The tornado, which occurred during the Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak, had an approximate recorded wind speed of 318 MPH.