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Safe room mandates remain rare in tornado states
On Thursday, May 23, 2013 Sherry Wells stands near the storm shelter where she took cover when a tornado destroyed her home on Monday May 20, 2013 in Moore, Okla.
Is Your Child's School Prepared For Disaster?
The video of two Moore elementary schools ravaged by Monday's tornadoes brings a powerful reaction from parents: What if that were my child's school? Part of the Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003 requires all schools to write up a disaster and emergency preparedness plan and keep it on file with their local emergency management office, and ... (more)
Correction: Oklahoma Tornado story
The tornado that struck an Oklahoma City suburb this week may have created $2 billion or more in damage as it tore through as many as 13,000 homes, multiple schools and a hospital, officials said Wednesday as they gave the first detailed account of the devastation.
Browns QB Weeden to help with Oklahoma tornado
Weeden will return to his home state over the holiday weekend to assist in any way he can in the aftermath of the deadly tornado that tore through Moore, Oklahoma, killing 24 people and destroying more than a thousand homes in the Oklahoma City suburb earlier this week.
Okla. tornado home damage estimated from photos
Officials in Oklahoma City say an estimate of the number of homes damaged or destroyed by this week's tornado is based in part on an analysis of before-and-after aerial photos.
Latest deadly tornado tests Oklahoma town's mettle
Having lived most of her life in this Oklahoma City suburb, Barbara Bryen never feared twisters.
Families remember Oklahoma tornado victims
Kyle Davis was 100% boy. He loved going with his grandpa to see Monster Trucks, and would hoot and clap whenever one of those giant things would roll over and crush a smaller car.
Love's gives $3 million for Okla. tornado relief
An Oklahoma City-based travel store chain is donating $3 million to disaster relief funds after deadly tornados ripped through parts of Oklahoma.
Dog Guards Dead Victim's Body After Oklahoma Tornado Disaster
Oklahoma tornadoes: Tornado leaves family members in two hospitals and one dead
Her daughter is dead and her 8-year-old grandson is across town in another hospital undergoing surgery for injuries suffered in Monday's tornado.
How could so many have survived Okla. monster tornado?
Viewers glued to TV following Monday's tornado that hit here with the destructive force of an atomic bomb very likely expected to wake up Tuesday to a death and injury toll in the thousands.
Oklahoma City pair facing murder charges in death of 7-year-old left home alone
Prosecutors have filed first-degree murder, arson and burglary charges against a couple in the April 28 death of a 7-year-old boy left home alone.
Basements scarce in tornado-prone Oklahoma City area; here's why
It's one of the most familiar pieces of advice from authorities to people in the path of a tornado: Get into your basement.
School storm protection is spotty in tornado zones
With its single-story design and cinder-block walls, Plaza Towers Elementary School may have seemed sturdy when it was built a couple of generations ago.
Local Storm Chaser's Harrowing Encounter with Moore, OK Tornado
Oklahoma tornado: 'He calls me big dog... I call him little dog':...
'He calls me big dog... I call him little dog': Neighbors whose joyful tornado reunion was caught in iconic 'hug seen around the world' image reveal their touching bond It has been described as the hug seen around the world - the wonderful moment that Jim Routon discovered his seven year old neighbor Hezekiah Darbon had survived the Oklahoma ... (more)
Oklahoma tornado damage could top $2 billion
The tornado that tore through an Oklahoma City suburb destroyed or damaged as many as 13,000 homes and may have caused $2 billion in overall damage, officials said Wednesday.
Oklahoma tornado damage could top $2B
The tornado that tore through an Oklahoma City suburb destroyed or damaged as many as 13,000 homes and may have caused $2 billion in overall damage, officials said Wednesday.
6 still missing, 10 children killed in Moore, OK tornado
Of the 24 killed in the EF-5 tornado that decimated Moore, OK, 10 are children - two of which are infants according to a release by the Oklahoma City Medical Examiner's Office.
One block: How neighbors saw twister's deadly path
Dan Garland could feel the latch on the shelter door begin to turn in his hand. It was as if the storm outside were a living, breathing thing - and it was trying desperately to get in.