Oklahoma City News

When Lindsay Carter heard on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, she gathered her belongings and fled.

"It's not pretty here." That was TYLER MEDIA Country KJKE/OKLAHOMA CITY PD KEVIN CHRISTOPHER, describing the situation for ALL ACCESS following this afternoon's tornado that touched down in the nearby suburb of MOORE.

The devastating tornado that rocked Oklahoma on Monday leaves many wondering how to help - even from hundreds of miles away in Beachwood.

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At least 91 people were killed, including 20 children, and rescue workers frantically searched the rubble of a collapsed elementary school for two dozen more students who were still missing after a mile-wide tornado flattened a suburb south of Oklahoma City.

As soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV, I had to leave the office right away.

The Oklahoma Red Cross is asking people to donate by texting Red Cross to 901999 which will be a $10 donation, spokesman Ken Garcia said.

A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs today, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school.

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.

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.

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.

Helicopter images showed large tracts of Moore, Okla., completely leveled by what KFOR-TV reports was a more than mile-wide tornado.

Large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes will once again be possible. Residents are encouraged to stay weather aware and have safety plans in place.

Oklahoma City police have arrested a man and woman in connection with the death of a 7-year-old boy whose body was found April 28 in the burned remains of his home.

The governor first stopped in the Lincoln County community of Carney, where four people were injured and several homes were damaged.

A Tornado Watch is in effect until 11 PM for much of central and eastern OK near and east of I-35. This includes the Oklahoma City metro and Tulsa.

The 2.8 magnitude quake shook about eight miles south southwest of the town of Stroud, Okla., about 45 miles east of the Oklahoma City metro, at a depth of about five miles.

A tornado touches down southwest of Wichita, Kan. near the town of Viola on Sunday, May 19, 2013.

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Authorities say a tornado that severely damaged a mobile home park southeast of Oklahoma City killed a 79-year-old man whose body was found in an open area of the neighborhood.