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Newcastle, Oklahoma is located in McClain County. Zip codes in Newcastle, OK include 73065. The median home price in Newcastle is $175,000. More Newcastle information.

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34 min ago | KESQ-TV Palm Desert

Doctor's quick thinking saves patients

Inside Moore Medical Center's emergency room, Dr. Stephanie Barnhart had been monitoring the weather all afternoon.

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Wed May 22, 2013

NewsOK.com

Oklahoma tornadoes: Historic bridge near Newcastle damaged beyond repair

The old U.S. 62 bridge that parallels Interstate 44 will have to be demolished for safety reasons, said Larry Clore, state Transportation Department spokesman.

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CNN

Opinion: How can we be safe from tornadoes?

Debris litters what remains of a classroom at Plaza Towers Elementary School on Wednesday, May 22, after it was destroyed by a tornado that ripped through the area two days earlier in Moore, Oklahoma.

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News9 Oklahoma City

Newcastle Families Recovering After Devastating Tornado

The massive tornado slammed nearly 40 homes in Newcastle on Monday. And people there are recovering, including an artist looking for a special piece of art created for an elementary destroyed in Moore.

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News9 Oklahoma City

Newcastle High School Students Help in Cleanup Efforts

Cleanup efforts continue Wednesday in Newcastle where dozens of homes were destroyed and 100 students checked out of school to help out.

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Examiner.com

Deadly Newcastle/Moore, OK tornado rated an EF-5, 1.3 mi. wide, 17 mi. long path

The National Weather Service has completed its initial damage survey near the area in Moore, OK where a devastating tornado struck Monday.

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USA Today

Double jeopardy: Okla. man tells the tale of surviving two EF-5 twisters

On two separate occasions 24 years apart, an Oklahoma family has ducked for cover as deadly tornadoes swept right past them On two separate occasions 24 years apart, an Oklahoma family has ducked for cover as deadly tornadoes swept right past them MOORE, Okla.

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KHQ-TV Spokane

'Oh, My God!': KFC Cook Records Dramatic Footage Of Monster Tornado

NBCNEWS: Michael Welch was midshift into his job at KFC in Newcastle, Okla., on Monday afternoon when he noticed hail pounding the parking lot outside the restaurant.

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CNN

24 dead: 'I think that will stand,' mayor says

An aerial view of the destruction caused by the massive tornado that struck areas south of Oklahoma City on Monday, May 20, shows the magnitude of damage left in its path.

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Silicon Alley Insider

A supercell thunderstorm spawned a deadly F-4 tornado that ripped through Oklahoma City and its suburbs on Monday, and NASA satellites tracked and beamed images of the storm.

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Tue May 21, 2013

The Age

Tornado brings out the good in neighbours

Moore, Oklahoma: After a tornado passes through, says Dennis Owens, as he takes a break on the curb of a street in Moore, Oklahoma, everyone who can move becomes a rescuer.

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KRCR

Tornado prediction is an evolving science

Sixteen minutes elapsed between the time the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning and the time a tornado touched down near Newcastle, Okla., on Monday afternoon.

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National Geographic

The Most Incredible Oklahoma Tornado Videos

The massive tornado that ripped through Oklahoma on Monday has been chronicled on video by news outlets, storm chasers, and shaken survivors.

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WTVR Richmond

Perspective on the Moore tornado from a former "Okie"

I want to take a moment to talk about what happened in Moore, OK yesterday. Not only will this single tornado likely go down as one of the biggest on record, it will be remembered as one of our deadliest single tornadoes in recent memory.

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New York Daily News

Obama: Federal aid on ground in Oklahoma already - at least 9 kids dead

Oklahoma National Guard soldiers and rescue workers dig through the rubble of Plaza Tower Elementary school Tuesday.

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WBAL-AM Baltimore

VIDEOS: Death Toll Figures Revised Downward

The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including seven children.

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Hispanically Speaking

DEVELOPING: Oklahoma City Tornado Leaves at Least 37 Dead, Death Toll Expected to Climb

As many as 37 people have been reported dead after a gigantic tornado more than three km in diameter ravaged the area south of Oklahoma City on Monday, destroying or heavily damaging numerous homes and at least schools, according to media reports.

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Mon May 20, 2013

CNN

Oklahoma City tornado: Latest developments

At least 51 people -- including seven children at an elementary school -- were killed when a massive tornado struck an area outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, officials said.

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Newsday

Oklahoma City tornado causes massive destruction

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NewsOn6 Tulsa

Massive Tornado Rips Across Moore, Hits Elementary School

The massive tornado first touched down in Newcastle and churned toward Interstate 44 and S.W. 149th Street.

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