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Oklahoma tornado Frantic search for victims continues as tales of survival emerge
A monstrous tornado that may be remembered as among the largest and most destructive in American history roared through a heavily populated suburb of Oklahoma City, cutting a swathe as much as two miles wide and flattening homes, shops, hospitals and, perhaps most devastatingly, schools that had no time to ...
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Court upholds El Reno mans murder conviction
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the first-degree murder conviction and life without parole sentence of an El Reno ...
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AP photographer sees kids pulled from Okla. school
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- I left the office in Oklahoma City as soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV. I had photographed about a dozen twisters in the past decade, and knew that if I didn't get in my car before the funnel cloud hit, it would be too ...
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The Lede Live updates from the Devastation in Oklahoma
After the tornado struck, a resident in Moore captured scenes of the devastation with a cellphone after emerging safely from a hiding place. The Lede is following reports from eyewitnesses and our correspondents on the ground in Moore, Okla., where 51 people were killed Monday and more than 145 injured after a powerful tornado tore through a suburb south of Oklahoma City. Among the victims ...
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Slide Show Oklahoma tornado slams hospital school in Moore
, near Oklahoma City, on Monday. The storm tore through that suburb, killing at least 51 people as winds of up to 200 miles per hour flattened entire tracts of homes, two schools and a ...
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Why was the Oklahoma tornado so dangerous
Tornados form under "supercell storms", which are very active cumulonimbus thunderstorm clouds. Beneath supercells, air rises rapidly through the atmosphere, and through a shearing process begins to rotate and form a tornado ...
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Oklahoma Tornado Photos Are All Over Reddit
A tornado, which reached an estimated width of two miles at one point, ripped through Oklahoma on Monday afternoon, leaving at least 51 people (including at least 20 children) dead, and an enormous path of destruction in its wake. On Tuesday morning, emergency workers continue to search for more victims. According to a ...
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Turner Turnpike crash in Lincoln County Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports
WELLSTON - A tractor-trailer has crashed in the eastbound lanes of the Turner Turnpike near Wellston, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports. The outside lane is shut ...
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PICS Moore Deadly Tornado
Heading south on Hwy 4 around hwy 37 red light. Listing to 101.9 - Meterologist was sending out extreme alert and I saw formation start to drop over bridge creek area. Very first of massive tornado that hit ...
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ATT waives overage fees for Oklahoma tornado victims
bring in more of its resources to the affected area. "Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the tornado that hit the Oklahoma City area Monday," the company announced today. "We are coordinating with local authorities and bringing in additional resources. We recommend text messaging for communications with family, friends, and loved ones given heavy call ...
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Video Oklahoma gov Incredible if anybody survives in collapsed buildings
President Obama has declared a major disaster in Oklahoma, and is now sending federal help to the area devastated by a tornado. CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett reports on the disaster ...
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Live Updates Tornado Damage in Oklahoma
Pope Francis tweeted , ';I am close to the families of all who died in the Oklahoma tornado, especially those who lost young children. Join me in praying for ...
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Deadly Oklahoma Tornado Serves As Reminder To Prepare For Disasters
Carlos and Kim Caudillo stand in the debris of their home after a powerful tornado ripped through the area on May 20, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. The tornado, reported to be at least EF4 strength and two miles wide, touched down in the Oklahoma City area on Monday killing at least 51 people. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty ...
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Crews Search for Survivors in Oklahoma After Tornado
MOORE, Okla. ...
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Crews work in Moore through the night and into the morning looking for survivors
Another body was found by family members in a damaged home near SW 134 early Tuesday and the Oklahoma City police helicopter has been requested in Moore to provide light as rescuers continue to dig through the rubble, according to police radio ...
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Oklahoma officials say 24 not 51 bodies found after massive tornado
OKLAHOMA CITY | Tue May 21, 2013 9:02am EDT OKLAHOMA CITY May 21 (Reuters) - Officials in Oklahoma City said on Tuesday that 24 bodies were recovered after a devastating tornado tore through Moore, Oklahoma, a sharp decline from the 51 deaths they previously reported. "We have got good news. The number right now is 24," said Amy Elliott, chief administrative officer at the ...
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Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin Damage from tornado bigger than Oklahoma City
Gov. Mary Fallin said Tuesday the damage from the tornado that ripped through her state is bigger than anything she’s seen in her 23 years in office, and ...
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President Obama To Speak Tuesday About Moore Tornado
MOORE, Oklahoma - President Barack Obama will be meeting with his disaster response team, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, on Tuesday before delivering a statement on the devastating tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday. Obama has declared a major disaster in Oklahoma, ordering federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts. The ...
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Red Cross Seeks Money Blood Donations For Moore Tornado Victims
TULSA, Oklahoma - Oklahomans are asking how they can help those impacted by the Moore tornado. The Red Cross says it has several ways to give. You can go online ...
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Chesapeake donates to tornado relief
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Oklahoma-based Chesapeake Energy Corp. says it will donate $1 million to the American Red Cross to help in the rescue and recovery efforts in ...
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Searching through Oklahoma tornado rubble Find me babies
A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 ...
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Chatter Mile-wide tornado rips through Oklahoma
mile-wide tornado that touched down in Oklahoma, killing a feared 91 people and flattening neighborhoods whole. Most of the damage appears to be in the suburb of Moore, where at least 20 of those who died are said to be children. Oklahoma resident David Massey posted several powerful videos of damage from the tornado using ...
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Oklahoma tornado frantic search for survivors after Moore destroyed
Cars marked with an orange X, denoting they had been checked for occupants, are piled up in what was the front entrance to the damaged Moore Medical Centre in Moore, Oklahoma. A tornado ripped through the area on May 20, ...
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Oklahoma wakes to tornado destruction as hunt for survivors continues
Cars marked with an orange X, denoting they had been checked for occupants, are piled up in what was the front entrance to the damaged Moore Medical Centre in Moore, Oklahoma. A tornado ripped through the area on May 20, ...
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Tornado devastates Oklahoma town 91 dead
Todd Lamb told CNN. There was an outpouring of grief on the school's Facebook page, with messages from around the country including one pleading simply: "Please find those little children." Another elementary school, homes and a hospital were among the buildings leveled, leaving residents of the town of about 50,000 people stunned at the devastation and loss of life. The Oklahoma ...
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Oklahoma's massively ambitious transport plan for next eight years
The Oklahoma Department of Transport has adopted a massive transport improvement plan that will cost the state $4.8 billion over the next eight years and will incorporate around 1,700 individual project around the state aimed at making Oklahoma’s roads, bridges and highways safer and better to drive on.
Oklahoma has around 12,000 miles of highways and many more thousands of miles of roadway and streets, maintaining this massive expanse of tarmac is an ongoing process and in recent years the Department of Transport acknowledged that it has fallen behind. Read more
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