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13 min ago | USA Today

How could so many have survived Okla. monster tornado?

The cleanup begins in the Westmoor subdivision of Moore, Okla., where few possessions seemed salvageable but preparedness helped stem the loss of life.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Tom Cole, Moore, OK, Oklahoma City, OK

1 hr ago | The Orlando Sentinel

Area tornado victims express sympathy for twister survivors

Central Florida residents have been transfixed by coverage of the monster tornado that ravaged Moore, Okla., but Becky Nolan can't watch the images of debris and tear-stricken faces.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Seminole, FL, Sanford, FL, Ocala, FL

2 hrs ago | KARE-TV Minneapolis

Minn. emergency responders learn from Okla. tornado

Minnesota's Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Kris Eide said she is moved by the news of the tragedy.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Minnesota, Minnesota Government, Oklahoma Government, Oklahoma, Sports

5 hrs ago | The Northwestern in Oshkosh

GOP donor pledges $1M to Okla. tornado victims

WASHINGTON a?? Republican donor Foster Friess is pledging $1 million to help Oklahoma tornado victims and challenging others to match his gift.

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6 hrs ago | KLFY-TV Lafayette

Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

Wind, humidity and rainfall combined precisely to create the massive killer tornado in Moore, Okla.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Moore, OK, Weather, Norman, OK, Meteorology, Science

8 hrs ago | WTVF Nashville

Storms From Oklahoma Weakening As They Move To Tennessee

The National Weather Service updated its guidance to include all but the mountains of East Tennessee in an area that has a slight risk of severe thunderstorms through Wednesday morning.

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Related Topix: Weather, Nashville, TN, Hurricane, Natural Disasters

8 hrs ago | National Geographic

5 Tornado Myths Busted

A deadly tornado ripped through the Oklahoma City area on Monday , leaving 24 dead.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Weather, Boulder, CO

11 hrs ago | 9NEWS

More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knows

A. You can't blame a single weather event on global warming. In any case, scientists just don't know whether there will be more or fewer twisters as global warming increases.

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11 hrs ago | CBS Local

Oklahoma Tornado Death Toll Lowered To At Least 24

Search-and-rescue crews worked through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Oklahoma City, OK, Sports

15 hrs ago | Weekday Magazine

Explainer: Why Do Tornadoes Occur And Why Are We Seeing More Of Them?

A tornado with winds of up to 200 miles per hour approaches the town of Moore on May 20.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Oklahoma

20 hrs ago | Tehran Times

Powerful tornadoes strike in four central U.S. states

A massive storm front swept north through the central United States on Sunday, hammering the region with fist-sized hail, blinding rain and tornadoes, including a half-mile wide twister that struck near Oklahoma City.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Bethel Acres, OK, Shawnee, OK, Mary Fallin, US Governors

Mon May 20, 2013

Sun-Star

51 dead as tornado hits US suburb

A tornado of rare power roared through an Oklahoma City suburb, killing at least 51, flattening neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph and destroying at least one school.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Hurricane, Moore, OK, Weather

The Marion Star

Oklahoma tornadoes end quiet storm season

The violent tornado outbreaks of the past several days, including the killer twister that hit Moore, Okla., on Monday, have shattered the calm of what had been a very quiet tornado season so far.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Moore, OK, Hurricane, Norman, OK, Weather

KTRE-TV Lufkin

Tornado levels Oklahoma town, killing at least 51

A tornado touched down in the same area in 1999. The National Weather Service released a graphic showing the paths of the two storms.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, US Politics, US News, Representative Mary Fallin, Republican, US House of Representatives, Oklahoma, The National, Entertainment, Television, Weather

WLNE-TV Providence

Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado

Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Moore, OK, Train Disaster

NewsOn6 Tulsa

Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado

Citing a lack of leads, a police agency said Monday that it is closing the active investigation of the disappearance of Susan Powell, a Utah mother whose now-dead husband was a prime suspect Police say they believe a missing Utah woman's brother-in-law was "heavily involved" in getting rid of her body.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Oklahoma City, OK, Moore, OK

NBC Dallas

LIVE: "Total Devastation" After Okla. Tornado

Live video from KFOR's news helicopter will appear in the player above. Coverage from their on-air broadcast is available in the embedded player below.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Oklahoma City, OK, Moore, OK

Fox News

Mile-Wide Twister: Tornado Barrels Through Oklahoma City Suburbs

A mile-wide tornado churned through Oklahoma City's suburbs Monday afternoon, causing significant property damage for the second day in a row, as part of a severe weather outbreak that was expected to spread in other parts of the Plains and Midwest.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Oklahoma City, OK, Weather, US Politics, US News, Representative Mary Fallin, Republican, US House of Representatives, Moore, OK

KRCR

Massive tornado slams Oklahoma City area

A powerful tornado blasted an area outside of Oklahoma City on Monday, ripping roofs off buildings, leveling homes and leaving a massive band of destruction in its wake.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Oklahoma City, OK, Hurricane, Oklahoma, Moore, OK

WHO-TV Des Moines

Record Ends: Tornadoes Hit Iowa

Ch. 13's Stephanie Moore found herself in the storm's path earlier and returned to Grimes to see the damage.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Earlham, IA