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Real-time updates: Moore tornado recovery efforts, stories

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Follow tornado recovery efforts and updates here. The following briefs are from reporters, state officials and residents in the Moore area.


Tornado watch issued for parts of Oklahoma

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A tornado watch has been issued for southern Oklahoma. Three counties are under a watch until 7 p.m. Tuesday


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Oklahoma tornado: Mother sheltered 10 children just before ordeal

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An eerie silence settled over the destruction in Moore Tuesday as National Guard troops and law enforcement officers blocked people from entering the tornado debris zone so search teams could do their jobs.


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Crews work in Moore through the night and into the morning looking for survivors
Noon news conference planned for Tuesday in wake of Moore tornado
AP photographer sees kids pulled from Oklahoma school
Rescuers search into night for Moore schoolchildren
OHP: No Moore residents allowed back into neighborhoods overnight
Berry Tramel: 'The monster returns' How to help children cope
Chesapeake donates $1M to American Red Cross
Blue Door plans benefit shows Toby Keith reacts to devastation
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Tornado damage in Moore Tuesday, May 21, 2013

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Rare term used in Monday's devastating Oklahoma storms

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On May 3, 1999, and May 20, 2013, the rare term “tornado emergency” was used to warn the public of a dangerous, long-track tornado.

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Family reunites at Moore church, prepares to search for relatives

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A Moore family that survived the tornadoes of May 3, 1999, and May 8, 2003, reunited at First Baptist Church of Moore after another tornado on Monday.

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May 20 tornado: Tornado on the ground and aerial devastation

Video of the May 20th tornado as it passes through Moore and aerial views of the devestation it created.

OKC Thunder's Kevin Durant donates $1 million to tornado relief efforts

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Kevin Durant is doing what he can to help. The Oklahoma City Thunder star has donated $1 million to the American Red Cross for disaster relief, according to Red Cross Oklahoma. Durant on Monday encouraged his Twitter followers to...

Oklahoma energy companies contribute more than $6.5 million to relief efforts

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Several of Oklahoma's largest energy companies have pledged more than $6 million to aid in disaster relief efforts after deadly tornadoes struck the state.


May 20 tornado: Weathering the storm

While their houses were decimated by a half-mile-wide tornado, residents of the neighborhoods surrounding Briarwood Elementary School are just thankful to have survived

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Kevin Durant asks Oklahomans to match $1 million donation to help in disaster relief efforts

The American Red Cross has been on the ground helping Oklahomans following the deadly tornados. Find out how you can join with Kevin Durant to help those in need.

May 21 tornado: Efforts continue in Moore

A day after the deadly tornado hit Oklahoma City's suburbs, clean up, recovery and rescue efforts continued.

Family rescues son 10 minutes before tornado

Chris and Jessica Lawson picked up their 8 year old son Chandler minutes before the tornado hit Plaza Towers Elementary. All three survived. Their house did not.

May 20 tornado: Weathering the storm

While their houses were decimated by a half-mile-wide tornado, residents of the neighborhoods surrounding Briarwood Elementary School are just thankful to have survived

May 20 tornado: Footage from new Plaza Towers Elementary

Footage from near 149th and Western and just south of Plaza Towers Elementary.

May 20 tornado: Moore residents share their survival story

Tammy, Linda and Terry Preston share their survival story in Moore as a deadly tornado passed.

May 20 tornado: Tornado on the ground and aerial devastation

Video of the May 20th tornado as it passes through Moore and aerial views of the devestation it created.

May 20 tornado: Salvaging items from Moore

Greg Stephens salvages items from his home in a residential area near the off Telephone Road in Moore following a deadly tornado, Monday, May 20, 2013.

May 20 tornado: Rebekah Stuck is reunited with son Aiden

Rebekah Stuck is reunited with son Aiden, who was in Briarwood Elementary when the storm hit.

May 20 tornado: Damage in Southeast Moore neighborhood

video of the damage of a neightborhood in southeast Moore.

May 20 tornado: Students at Briarwood Elementary after tornado went through

Teachers comfort students from Briarwood Elementary just after the tornado passes through.

May 20 tornado: Gov. Fallin press conference

Gov. Mary Fallin and officials spoke to the media following the May 20 tornado.

May 20 tornado: Pulled from shelter after tornado went through

Laura Atterbury was pulled from tornado shelter after tornado went through her neighborhood.

May 20 tornado: Mother is reunited with her son

Trenda Purcell is reunited with her first grade son, Kamden Purcell, after the tornado destroyed Briarwood Elementary in Moore, Okla.

May 20 tornado: Damage in Southeast Moore neighborhood

video of the damage of a neightborhood in southeast Moore.

The Play: Monday, May 20, 2013 - Tornado coverage

Kelly Dyer Fry and Alan Herzberger talk about The Oklahoman's and and NewsOK's efforts during tornado coverage.


  • NewsOKSports Thunder donate $1 million to tornado relief: LINK Kevin Durant does the same: LINK
    Today 01:37:24 PM
  • ginamizell Seemed right to visit this today. We rallied for them. They'll rally for us. LINK
    Today 01:35:31 PM
  • THIRSTYBEAGLE Tornado/McNellie's update: McNellie's pubs in Norman, Tulsa and Oklahoma City will donate all proceeds from all... LINK
    Today 01:34:45 PM
  • abruss Kevin Durant asks Oklahomans to match $1 million donation to American Red Cross to help in disaster relief efforts... LINK
    Today 01:34:37 PM
  • stephkuzy Sports results don't mean a lot right now in OK. The hearts of athletes&teams do. Thunder&KD each donated $1 mil to tornado relief effort.
    Today 01:32:12 PM
  • BryanPainter1 New post: Significant weather advisory for Pontotoc, Coal, Hughes counties LINK
    Today 01:29:36 PM
  • Adam_WK Today has been unreal. To see destroyed homes is one thing, to see it continue on & on for miles... Now I have to try and put this in words.
    Today 01:28:17 PM
  • BryanPainter1 Preliminary information on Newcastle/Moore Tornado, EF4; est. peak wind 190 mph, path 17 miles LINK
    Today 01:26:01 PM
  • stephkuzy OU rowing is not watching the selection show for their first selection ever into the NCAA Tournament. Instead, they are helping with relief.
    Today 01:25:30 PM
  • ginamizell Thank you, @KDTrey5
    Today 01:22:41 PM
  • bryanmdean James: "There is so much reasonable doubt in this case from the physical evidence."
    Today 01:18:13 PM
  • bryanmdean James on OSBI crime scene investigator: "She is either incompetent, or she’s a liar."
    Today 01:17:17 PM
  • NewsOKPolitics Politics Blog: FEMA Assistance Includes Rental Aid, Unemployment Payments LINK
    Today 01:16:35 PM
  • BryanPainter1 New post: Preliminary information on Newcastle/Moore Tornado, EF4; est. peak wind 190 mph, path 17 miles LINK
    Today 01:16:16 PM
  • bryanmdean James on Becky Bryan's odd behavior after shooting: "Why would you do all those things if you are trying to cover up a murder?"
    Today 01:16:14 PM
  • Ryan_M_Sharp #OKCThunder also donating $1 million to tornado relief effort.
    Today 01:14:27 PM
  • bryanmdean James on testimony about Becky Bryan's sexual encounters and affair: "That still doesn’t equate to intent or motive to kill."
    Today 01:14:27 PM
  • DarnellMayberry The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Thunder Cares Foundation today have announced a joint donation of $1 million to tornado relief efforts.
    Today 01:14:26 PM
  • bryanmdean James also spent a lot of time talking about a witness who saw a dark pickup at an intersection near the Bryan home around time of shooting.
    Today 01:12:23 PM
  • TheOklahoman Do you know the two people in this photo? We'd like to interview them. #okwx LINK
    Today 01:12:08 PM
  • bryanmdean Becky Bryan's attorney, Gary James, focused closing statement on mistakes by the OSBI during the investigation.
    Today 01:11:48 PM
  • jaclyncosgrove I am in Moore with @carriejacobs, visiting shelters and talking to people. Let us know if you know of someone we should talk to. #Oklahoma
    Today 01:11:33 PM
  • bryanmdean The Becky Bryan trial is in the hands of the jury.
    Today 01:10:45 PM