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NWS Oklahoma tornado was EF-5
The rubble of a destroyed neighborhood lay mixed together where it fell Tuesday, May 21, 2013 a day after a tornado moved through Moore, Okla. (AP Photo/Brennan ...
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Rescue Efforts Near End in Oklahoma
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“Monster” reunited with owner
TWIN LAKES, OK — Lady uses name and number on dog collar to reunite the dog ';monster'; with his owner. Many animals were separated from their owners during the May 19th and May 20th tornadoes that ravaged the area. Emergency workers found ';Monster'; in some debris. Call ';The Arc'; at 405-604-2892 if you are looking for a pet or you have found ...
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National Weather Service Crews find area of EF-5 damage
Mother and son see their home for the first time MOORE, Okla. – The National Weather Service in Norman said their survey crews found at least one area of EF-5 damage after the Moore tornado. The NWS originally reported the Moore tornado as an EF-4 Monday but upgraded their rating ...
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Plaza Towers children run to friends family after tornado
MOORE, Okla. – Monday an EF-4 tornado tore through the town of Moore taking out homes, businesses and two schools. About 75 students and faculty took shelter in the Plaza Towers elementary school. Seven of those children did not survive. Bob Moore Chopper 4 was over the scene Monday when students ran from the rubble to their ...
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VIDEO “The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away.”
MOORE, Okla. – In this YouTube video, a family climbs out of their storm shelter to find their house completely destroyed. After surveying the damage, theuploaderMisterMrCooperputsthe destructionin perspective. ';The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away,'; he said. Since the video surfaced in the aftermath of the May 20 storm, it has been viewedalmost 350,000 ...
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Survivors tell of the moment the Oklahoma tornado struck
In the hours after the tornado struck, survivors began to describe what had happened to them – among them some of the children at the Plaza Towers Elementary school which had taken a direct hit. ';The tornado went in and I was so afraid that I was hanging onto one of the desks and I fell back and then all the dirt start getting on my eyes and on my clothe,'; said Isabela Rojas. ...
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Combination of factors create Oklahoma killer tornado with power of many Hiroshima bombs
A demolished home with the car flipped over is all that remains left behind in the damage from the tornado that hit the area near 149th and Drexel on Monday, May 20, 2013 in Oklahoma City, Okla. (AP Photo/ The Oklahoman, Chris ...
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Video Why cant Oklahoma residents build tornado shelters
Time magazine senior environment and energy writer Bryan Walsh explains the geological limitations Oklahoma residents have to face as they try to build tornado bunkers and talks about what the local government should learn about providing shelter from deadly ...
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Oklahoma Town Devastated by Tornado Razed Before in 1999
The path of destruction, left, taken by tornadoes that hit the Oklahoma City area, May 2, 1999, can be seen from the air over Moore, Okla., and An aerial view of a tornado's path is seen over Moore, Okla., May 21, ...
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Utica Mayor Worries About Scammers Thieves In Oklahoma
CHICAGO (CBS) — The mayor of an Illinois town that suffered from a killer tornado nine years ago, has a warning for those in Moore, Okla.: They’ll see both the best and the worst of human nature as they struggle to pick up the ...
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Family gets supplies from Moore relief center
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 ...
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Moore Tornado Photos Videos and Vines from the storm
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 ...
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Oklahoma tornado Parents huddle waiting for news of lost children as rescuers comb rubble
THE search for survivors and the dead is nearly complete in the Oklahoma City suburb that was smashed by a mammoth tornado. Moore fire chief Gary Bird said he's "98 per cent sure" there are no more survivors or bodies to recover under the rubble in hos town, a community of 56,000 people, 16kms from Oklahoma City. His comments came after emergency crews spent much of the day ...
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Thunder star Kevin Durant pledges $1-million for Oklahoma City tornado relief
Kevin Durant scored 35 points as his Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Clippers 108-104 on Sunday at the Staples Centre. (file photo) (David ...
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Oklahoma schools hit by tornado had no safe rooms
MOORE, Okla. -; An emergency official says Oklahoma has reinforced tornado shelters in hundreds of schools across the state, but the two that were hit by this week's storms in suburban Oklahoma City did not have ...
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Miles and minutes Okla. tornado by the numbers
A tornado moves past homes in Moore, Okla. on Monday, May 20, 2013. A monstrous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (AP Photo/Alonzo ...
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ConocoPhillips Contributes to Oklahoma Relief Efforts
ConocoPhillips Tuesday announced a contribution of $1 million to the American Red Cross to support relief efforts following the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma. The company will also match donations from ConocoPhillips employees. "ConocoPhillips has a long and valued history in Oklahoma, as well as an office in Bartlesville, and our thoughts are with the communities that have been ...
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Houston energy companies send money aid to Oklahoma
Wichita Business Journal employee Gary Nickel received this photo from his son, Justin Nickel, who was in the Moore, Okla., area Monday afternoon. Various energy companies many based in Houston or with a large presence in Texas are sending money and volunteers to aid disaster relief efforts following a massive tornado that destroyed buildings and killed dozens in Oklahoma on May 20. Houstons ...
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Oklahomas GOP Senators Find Themselves In Tornado Aid Bind
An aerial view shows an entire neighborhood destroyed by Monday's tornado in Moore, Okla. Even as President Obama was declaring ...
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OK Counselors Offer Tips For Mental Well-Being After Deadly Tornado
The Oklahoma City County Health Department responds to Monday's tornado in Moore and Southern Oklahoma City. The Child Guidance Clinic at OCCHD offers some tips to parents with concerns for the mental well-being of the children affected by this ...
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EPA Wants Former Creek County Refinery On SuperFund List
CREEK COUNTY, Oklahoma - The EPA wants to add a former Creek County oil refinery to the Superfund list. The 125-acre site is located on the northeast side of Bristow on West 221st Street. The EPA says the site was the location of the former Lorraine and Wilcox Refinery, which operated from 1915 to 1965. In a news release, the EPA says contaminants at the site include lead and polycylic ...
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Fire chief says search almost complete in Oklahoma
Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least nine children, and those numbers were expected to ...
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Tulsa School Donates Party Fund To Moore Victims
Students at Tulsa Adventist Academy canceled their end-of-school party and donated the money to buy supplies for the tornado victims in Moore.One of the student's parents owns a small trucking company and has donated two semi-trucks to be filled with supplies.Jackson Whitacre, school board chairman, sent in this picture of the students buying supplies at Sam's ...
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Oklahoma governor We will rebuild
Trevor Hughes, Rick Jervis, Jonathan Shorman and John Bacon, USA TODAY MOORE, Okla. - Rescuers dug through the debris of destroyed homes, schools and businesses Tuesday in a desperate search for survivors of the massive tornado that blasted through this Tornado Alley town, killing at least 24 people and injuring more than 200. Efforts were hindered by Tuesday's unsettled weather, which ...
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Oklahoma City's ambitious overhaul of downtown
Oklahoma City with her 550,000 residents in the city core and a further 700,000 in the wider metropolitan area is the largest urban area in the state and Oklahoma’s largest city. We are therefore the economic hub of the state, so Project 180 was always going to cause a significant amount of disruption.
When construction on the Devon Tower was first reported by Oklahoma City news media in October, 2009 many residents of the city waited in anticipation to see what the finished product would look like. The 50-story building, will be the new headquarters of Devon Energy, will be the tallest building in the city and will contain 1.8 million square feet of office space. It is a true substantiation of the city’s status as a commercial power hub. Read more
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