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52 min ago | Click2Houston

Facebook helps repatriate storm-tossed items

On Sunday, a mystery photograph fluttered from the sky and landed near Leslie Hagelberg's mailbox in West Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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Related Topix: Tornado

1 hr ago | ChannelOne

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.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Oklahoma City, OK, Moore, OK, Mary Fallin, US Governors, Education Etc.

2 hrs ago | WBAY-TV Green Bay

2 infants among 10 kids killed in Oklahoma tornado

The Obama administration acknowledged publicly for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Family, Kids, Moore, OK, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Anthony Weiner, Democrat

2 hrs ago | NewsOn6 Tulsa

3rd grader who loved to sing among tornado victims

An Oklahoma man who grandson was killed when a tornado struck his school says the 8-year-old loved soccer and had a huge smile.

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Related Topix: Tornado

2 hrs ago | Athens Banner-Herald

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.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Moore, OK, Oklahoma City, OK, Agriculture, Science

3 hrs ago | Bellingham Herald

Costa Rican volcano spews ash, smoke

Park rangers activated a green alert, the lowest of three levels, after the 10,958-foot Turrialba volcano rumbled loudly and emitted thick clouds of ash.

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Related Topix: Volcanic Eruption, Costa Rica, Central America, World News

3 hrs ago | WLKY-TV Louisville

Okla. celebs react to tornado devastation

Reba McEntire has physically been in Cape Town, South Africa, but her heart has been with those suffering in her home state of Oklahoma.

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Related Topix: Tornado, World News, South Africa, Moore, OK, Castle, OK, Pop/Rock, Hanson, Entertainment

5 hrs ago | KFVS12

Flooding forces evacuation of 1,300 in ND town

A dam that threatened to give way and flood a North Dakota town was holding back the water on Wednesday, though the 1,300 residents of Cavalier were still being told to stay away from their homes.

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Related Topix: North Dakota, Flood, Cavalier, ND, Weather, Pembina County, ND, Grand Forks, ND

9 hrs ago | KMIZ

Basements scarce in tornado-prone Okla. city

It's one of the most familiar pieces of advice from authorities to people in the path of a tornado: Get into your basement.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Edmond, OK

14 hrs ago | KMIZ

Tornado victims may face long haul with insurers

The tornado that struck the Moore, Okla., area Monday afternoon left an almost 2-mile wide path of destruction, flattening homes and businesses and taking at least 24 lives.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Weather, Hurricane, Joplin, MO

18 hrs ago | Star-Telegram.com

Parents face tough choice when tornadoes bear down

With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: "We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Hurricane, Education Etc., Moore, OK

Tue May 21, 2013

MyEyeWitnessNews.com

Power of Oklahoma tornado greater than Hiroshima bomb

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

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Related Topix: Tornado, Weather, Moore, OK

102.5 KIAK-FM

Toby Keith praying for hometown following Moore, Oklahoma tornado

Toby Keith says he's praying for his hometown of Moore, Oklahoma where a powerful tornado struck Monday.

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Related Topix: Toby Keith, Moore, OK, Country, Carrie Underwood, Muskogee, OK

Rome News

Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

Everything had to come together just perfectly to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla.: wind speed, moisture in the air, temperature and timing.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Moore, OK, Weather, Hurricane, Meteorology, Science, Penn State University Park

WFLX-TV West Palm Beach

More tornadoes possible in 4 states Tuesday

After an estimated 26 tornadoes hit five states Sunday and a massive tornado leveled Moore, OK, killing 24, Monday - more severe weather is expected Tuesday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Weather, Moore, OK, Norman, OK, Hailstorm

MDJonline.com

Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma twister

Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Mary Fallin, US Governors, Hurricane, Weather, Service, MS

KMCX-FM Ogallala

Celebs react to Oklahoma tornado & tweet ways to help

After a massive tornado has ripped through a town just outside of Oklahoma City, a number of people have unfortunately and tragically lost their lives.

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The Papillion Times

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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Related Topix: Tornado

Lincoln Daily News

Alaska volcano's ash prompts flight cancellations

An Alaska volcano eruption is prompting regional airlines to cancel flights to nearby communities, including a town that reported traces of fallen ash.

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Related Topix: Volcanic Eruption, US Geological Survey, Technical Services, Geology, Science

Lincoln Daily News

After a decade, global AIDS program looks ahead

The decade-old law that transformed the battle against HIV and AIDS in developing countries is at a crossroads.

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Related Topix: HIV/AIDS, Health, Epidemic, George Bush, W., US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, US House of Representatives, Democrat