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Oklahoma tornadoes: 'All I could do was sit there and hold her'
News | Published: Thu, May 23, 2013
Huddled together in a bathtub, Laurinda Vargyas held her baby girl and 4-year-old girl tight as the tornado began shaking apart their south Oklahoma City home Monday.
“We ducked for cover. And the next thing you know, we got whooshed away,” she said.
Her baby, Sydnee, and daughter, Karrina, were pulled from her. They did not survive.
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Joy Waldroop lost her daughter. Her grandson is critically injured. Waldroop remains in the hospital with injuries from the tornado.
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Erin and Ryan Edwards, of Tulsa, never expected to sell 2,500 necklaces overnight. But that's what happened when they designed their “Love for Oklahoma” necklace. On Wednesday, the couple presented the American Red Cross a check for more than $111,000.
Excessive speed, alcohol, operator inattention contributed to fatal boat crash, report states
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LANGLEY — The driver of a boat that crashed, killing two people, had consumed 10 beers and a shot of tequila, according to a preliminary report released Wednesday.
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OKenergybeat Great story by @BerryTramel: The 'Big Dog,' the little boy and the hug that triumphs over tragedy. LINK on @NewsOK
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pmonies Without his morning walk, @HunterThePug is being super annoying this morning. #puglife #okwx
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BryanPainter1 New post: 8:35 a.m., report to the National Weather Service, Norman of tennis ball size hail in Davis area LINK
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BryanPainter1 How rare are F5/EF5 tornadoes? That story and a list here from the National Weather Service, Norman LINK
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BryanPainter1 New post: How rare are F5/EF5 tornadoes? That story and a list here from the National Weather Service, Norman LINK
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TheOklahoman We continue our coverage today by remembering the lives of the Oklahomans we lost this week in deadly tornadoes. LINK
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BryanPainter1 Severe thunderstorm warning for Murray, Garvin, Stephens, Carter counties, National Weather Service, Norman LINK
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