Crews work to salvage Lake Thunderbird

Cleaning up is the fervent theme this week in Little Axe and other parts of rural east Norman following two tornadoes that ripped through the area Monday.

BY JAMES S. TYREE | Modified: May 13, 2010 at 12:14 am | Published: May 13, 2010

LITTLE AXE — Cleaning up is the fervent theme this week in Little Axe and other parts of rural east Norman following two tornadoes that ripped through the area Monday.

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