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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

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

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

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

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. Read More

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

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

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

OKC Thunder, Thunder Cares Foundation donate $1 million to tornado relief May 21, 2013 The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Thunder Cares Foundation have made a joint donation of $1 million to benefit the local chapters of the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army, the team announced Tuesday. The joint donation also will aid other disaster relief organizations to assist in relief efforts for those... Read More

Jodi Arias tells jury she can contribute from prison if she's allowed to live May 21, 2013 PHOENIX (AP) — Jodi Arias tells jury she can contribute from prison if she's allowed to live. Read More

Jodi Arias addresses jury in penalty phase of trial as panel considers life or death sentence May 21, 2013 PHOENIX (AP) — Jodi Arias addresses jury in penalty phase of trial as panel considers life or death sentence . Read More

Price gouging law in effect in Oklahoma after tornadoes May 21, 2013 Gov. Mary Fallin's emergency declaration put the Oklahoma Emergency Price Stabilization Act in effect for 16 counties. Read More