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Okla. tornado damage: Thousands of homes, $1.5-$2B
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. At the same time, ...
Oklahoma Survivors, Heroes Survey Damage
Just two days after a deadly EF5 tornado ravaged Moore, Oklahoma many survivors and heroes are returning to their beloved community. (May 22)
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. But a powerful tornado revealed the building's lack of modern safety standards, destroying the school and killing seven students. Unlike several other schools in the Oklahoma ...
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. Huddled beside him in the darkened 5-foot-by-6-foot hole were not just his wife ...
Christie backs Okla. aid, blunting talk of payback
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, whose own state was beset by a major storm last year and then by squabbling in Congress over disaster aid, said Wednesday that Oklahoma's tornado victims deserve "swift and immediate" help, and federal lawmakers have said they are likely to get it. Last October, Superstorm ...
Okla. City Mayor: Up to 13K Homes Hit by Tornado
Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett says 12,000 to 13,000 homes were affected by the tornado that tore through a city suburb. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano toured the community Wednesday. (May 22)
Obama to visit tornado-ravaged Oklahoma town
President Barack Obama will travel to tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla., on Sunday. White House spokesman Jay Carney says the president will view the tornado damage first-hand. He also plans to meet with victims and first responders. The monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday afternoon, demolishing an elementary school ...
Blake Shelton putting together Okla. benefit show
Blake Shelton and NBC are putting together a benefit for Oklahoma tornado victims. Shelton told reporters about the fundraising effort after Tuesday night's episode of "The Voice." Shelton, an Oklahoma native, paid tribute to the thousands affected by Sunday and Monday's tornadoes by performing an acoustic version of the hit ...
Raw: New Video of Deadly Oklahoma Tornado
Video from stormchasingvideo.com shows the formation and then deadly path of the tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma Monday. (May 22)
USM halts tornado relief campaign
The University of Southern Mississippi has stopped its own tornado relief fundraising campaigns in deference to storm victims in Oklahoma. The USM Foundation launched the tornado campaign following the Feb. 10 EF-4 tornado that tore through the Hattiesburg area and the campus beautification campaign in April. USM President Rodney Bennett ...
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