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Coming attractions: Movie plans postponed by tornado
May 21, 2013
Patron credits Moore Warren Theatre manager with maintaining calm and keeping everyone safe. Read More
Oklahoma tornado: Rescue teams continue search for victims
May 21, 2013
Rescue teams are continuing to search tornado-hit areas of Moore and south Oklahoma City Tuesday as tales of heroism and survival emerge. Early Tuesday, the state medical examiner reported 24 dead in Monday's tornado. Read More
May 21, 2013
Rescue teams are continuing to search tornado-hit areas of Moore and south Oklahoma City Tuesday as tales of heroism and survival emerge. Early Tuesday, the state medical examiner reported 24 dead in Monday's tornado. Read More
Police: Suspect in Oklahoma City arson death planned to rob house to get back at ex
May 21, 2013
Lorese Cruz, 26, denies involvement in the Oklahoma City house fire that killed a 7-year-old child left home alone. Her co-defendant said they didn't know Adrian Roberto Avalos, 7, was inside. Read More
May 21, 2013
Lorese Cruz, 26, denies involvement in the Oklahoma City house fire that killed a 7-year-old child left home alone. Her co-defendant said they didn't know Adrian Roberto Avalos, 7, was inside. Read More
Tornado map: Destruction path for May 20 tornado
May 21, 2013
See a map that shows the path of destruction of the May 20 tornado that went through Moore.
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Oklahoma twister a top-of-the-scale EF-5
May 21, 2013
MOORE (AP) — The National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Moore, Okla., was a top-of-the-scale EF-5 twister with winds of at least 200 mph.
Spokeswoman Keli Pirtle said Tuesday the agency upgraded the tornado from an EF-4 on the enhanced Fujita scale to an EF-5 based on what a damage assessment team... Read More
Oklahoman Editor: What It’s Like To Grow Up In Tornado Alley
May 21, 2013
Kelly Dyer Fry, editor of The Oklahoman, talks to “Here & Now” about what it is like growing up in Tornado Alley.
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OU Medical Center staff describes tornado victims' injuries
May 21, 2013
OU Medical Center treated 94 patients with injuries caused by Monday's deadly tornado. Read More
Family gets supplies from Moore relief center
May 21, 2013
Donors “heeded the call” to bring supplies for tornado victims, said Tony Bumpas, 58, of Oklahoma City, who was helping unload donations outside First Baptist Church. Read More
May 21, 2013
Donors “heeded the call” to bring supplies for tornado victims, said Tony Bumpas, 58, of Oklahoma City, who was helping unload donations outside First Baptist Church. Read More
Weather service confirms tornado that hit Moore, Okla., was a top-of-the-scale EF-5
May 21, 2013
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Weather service confirms tornado that hit Moore, Okla., was a top-of-the-scale EF-5. Read More
Moore Tornado: Photos, Videos and Vines from the storm
May 21, 2013
Below is a collection of photos, videos and six-second Vine videos of Monday's tornado that roared through Moore, flattening homes and killing dozens of people.
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Oklahoma tornadoes: Rare term used in Monday's storms
May 20, 2013
Once again, ‘tornado emergency' adds significance to the warning Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: Moore Medical Center damaged by tornado
May 20, 2013
For some eyewitnesses, the memory of the May 3, 1999, tornado was echoed in what they saw Monday afternoon. Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: Six tips for tornado survivors
May 20, 2013
Recovering after tornado takes time, patience Read More
How to help tornado victims
May 20, 2013
Several nonprofits are collecting donations for tornado victims. Many indicated that financial donations are preferred over supplies. Read More
Relatives arrive at hospital in frantic searches for loved ones in Oklahoma
May 20, 2013
Man searches debris pile for wife, then goes to hospital. Read More
Oklahoma devastated by second round of twisters
May 20, 2013
A powerful tornado roared through Moore and south Oklahoma City Monday, killing at least 51 people and leaving rescue workers frantically searching for survivors Monday evening at the devastated Plaza Towers Elementary School in the Moore school district. Read More
May 20, 2013
A powerful tornado roared through Moore and south Oklahoma City Monday, killing at least 51 people and leaving rescue workers frantically searching for survivors Monday evening at the devastated Plaza Towers Elementary School in the Moore school district. Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: Rescuers search into night for Moore schoolchildren
May 20, 2013
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin confirmed that bodies of children had been found at Plaza Towers Elementary School. She also confirmed that bodies of adults had been found on the school lawn. Read More
Oklahoma Attorney General: Post-tornado donors beware
May 21, 2013
Charity fraud, scammers and price gougers sometimes as common as debris after a storm disaster, Attorney General Scott Pruitt warns. Read More
Mom arrives at day care seconds ahead of Oklahoma tornado
May 21, 2013
“As I look at where this building was, I still can't believe we all survived,” said Shannon Workman of the day care destroyed by Monday's Oklahoma tornado. Read More
May 21, 2013
“As I look at where this building was, I still can't believe we all survived,” said Shannon Workman of the day care destroyed by Monday's Oklahoma tornado. Read More
Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb
May 21, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wind, humidity and rainfall combined precisely to create the massive killer tornado in Moore, Okla. And when they did, the awesome amount of energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima.
Meteorologists contacted by The Associated Press used real... Read More
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