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Oklahoma Tornado Aftermath in Pictures

Aaron Galloway — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:51:01 +0000

A massive tornado touched down in Moore, Oklahoma yesterday afternoon (May 20), just south of Oklahoma City, killing dozens. At least seven of those killed were students at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore.

Preliminary reports clasify the tornado as an EF4 with wind speeds

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Death Toll in Oklahoma Lowered to 24; Search for Survivors Continues

Chris Chaberski — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:50:52 +0000

Officials in Oklahoma have lowered the number of deaths suffered to 24 in the massive tornado that swept through the town of Moore Monday night. Originally, the figure had been as high as 51, probably a result of double-counting.

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Veteran Reporter Has Emotional Breakdown While Covering Oklahoma Tornado

Donald Deane — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:33:56 +0000

Dozens of people including children were killed after a massive tornado tore a swath of destruction through an area outside Oklahoma City yesterday. In fact, it was such a terrible scene that local KFOR reporter Lance West broke down while reporting the news.

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Moore Tornado Survivor Finds Missing Dog During Live TV Interview [VIDEO]

Drew — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:04:56 +0000

An elderly woman in Moore was being interviewed following the terrible tornado yesterday. She was talking in the interview about how she couldn't find her dog. While the cameras were rolling, they saw something moving and ended up finding the dog. Check out the video, and try your best not to shed a few happy tears when they are united.

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Horrific Oklahoma Tornado Captured in Several Raw Videos

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:21:38 +0000

The country continues to pray for and help the people devastated by the massive tornado that touched down in Oklahoma on Monday, killing dozens.

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How You Can Help Victims of the Tornado in Oklahoma

Chris Kissel — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:38:51 +0000

A huge tornado touched down just outside of Oklahoma City earlier today, causing widespread destruction and leaving behind a yet-untold number of casualties.

To see how you can help those affected, see the list below

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Watch an Amazing Time Lapse Video of the Devastating EF4 Tornado in Moore, Oklahoma

Aaron Galloway — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:57:34 +0000

The massive EF4 tornado that touched down Monday Afternoon (May 20) in Moore, Oklahoma - southwest of Oklahoma City - is likely to be one of the worst in history.

The tornado starting out as a funnel, but quickly turned into an enormous mile-wid

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Moore Gets Hit Hard Again

Mike Hendren — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:41:26 +0000

Moore OK once again ravaged by deadly tornado

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Live Video Feed of Tornado Updates and Recovery Efforts [VIDEO]

Townsquare Media — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:13:11 +0000

Live video feed and news coverage from News Channel 4 out of Oklahoma City KFOR concerning tornado damages and recovery efforts in Moore, Norman, Newcastle and OKC.

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Massive Tornado Destroys Area Near Oklahoma City; At Least 51 Killed [UPDATED]

Chris Chaberski — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:17:01 +0000

An enormous tornado with a debris cloud two miles wide tore through the metropolitan area just south of Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon.

UPDATE 9:28 p.m. EST: At least 51 people were killed in the storm, including seven children from Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, according to KFOR in Oklahoma City. The news station reported that 75 student and staff were inside the school when the storm struck. Officials said Monday night that the search of the rubble remaining of the school had turned to a recovery mission.

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Tornadoes, Large Hail Possible This Evening

Mike Hendren — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:03:35 +0000

Severe weather is active across Texoma

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This Video of a Fire Tornado is Terrifyingly Awesome

Aaron Galloway — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:18:03 +0000

Can you think of anything more terrifying than being up-close and personal with a tornado? How about a tornado made of fire?

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Tornado Devastates Wichita, KS and an Iowa Hospital

Danny Groner — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:51:19 +0000

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback declared a state of emergency in the wake of a giant tornado, which hit Wichita particularly hard late Saturday night. Miraculously there are no major injuries reported so far.

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Are You Prepared? What Your Tornado Safety Kit Should Include

Kory King — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:51:10 +0000

Even the deadliest of storms can be very survivable a vast majority of the time. Here’s what to do to make sure your family is prepared for severe weather.

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High Risk of Tornado Outbreak in Texoma This Weekend

Aaron Galloway — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:42:14 +0000

The risk for a life-threatening, large outbreak of tornadoes across much of Texoma this weekend is about as high as it gets.

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Stormy Night Leading Into Stormy Anniversary of Terrible Tuesday in Wichita Falls

Mike Hendren — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:21:31 +0000

What makes this weather event any more significant than usual? Well, if you were in Wichita Falls, Vernon, Seymour or Lawton, OK on April 10, 1979, you know what I'm talking about. For those of you who were not, that day went down in history as what is now known as 'Terrible Tuesday'.

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The Aftermath: Several Large Tornadoes Rip Through Dallas-Fort Worth [VIDEO, PHOTOS]

Aaron Galloway — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:20:06 +0000

Several tornadoes ripped through the Dallas/Fort Worth area Tuesday (April 4th), tossing semi-truck trailers through the air like toys and destroying homes.

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Thunder Brings Back Memories Of Terrible Tuesday

Mike Hendren — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:11:43 +0000

Every time severe weather season rolls around, those of us who remember April 10, 1979 still tend to get a little nervous. Mind you, 33 years have numb things a little for some of us. But there many who lost homes, loved ones and friends and all that they owned to that savage storm who still feel the pain from that loss even after all these years.

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Pat Robertson: Prayer Could've Stopped Tornadoes [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:40:46 +0000

Evangelist Pat Robertson knows why tornadoes decimated parts of the Midwest last week: people didn’t pray hard enough.

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Ron Paul: No Federal Money for Tornado Victims [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:59:54 +0000

If you were affected by the deadly tornadoes that swept across several southern and midwestern states last week but don’t have insurance to cover the damage, don’t look to Ron Paul for sympathy.

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