Tornado News

Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives, including those of nine children.

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

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

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.

Walking through the area, teddy bears are strewn miles away from where they once lived - unlikely to be hugged again by their little owners Every single foot of the 20 mile-long scar created by one of the worst tornadoes in history is covered in debris.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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