Provides the latest RSS feeds for Oklahoma News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page The Tulsa News.net http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/cat/84aeba5e9b6e1230/ en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 03:35:04 -0400 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:35:04 -0400 30 A devastating tornado in the Oklahoma City suburbs in southcentral US, that has killed at least 51 people, including seven children at an elementary school, was second only to one in May 1999 in its fury. The twister 13 years ago, rated a maximum EF5 on the Fujita Tornado Scale, killed 36 people and smashed some of the same communities, according to CNN. On May 3, 1999, a total of 74 tornadoes ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214653944/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:02 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214653944/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 At least 10 people were killed as a powerful two-mile-wide tornado slammed Oklahoma City in South Central US ripping roofs off buildings, levelling homes, and cutting a wide path of destruction. Besides the 10 dead, at least 20 more, including eight children, were injured. Injuries ranged from minor to critical. More than 32,000 electricity customers in Oklahoma lost power, according to latest ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214649955/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:30:01 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214649955/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 A gigantic tornado Monday ripped through a suburb of Oklahoma City in the US , destroying a school, sparking fires and flattening homes across whole neighbourhoods. The twister struck about 4.00 p.m. (local time) Monday in Moore city, a suburb of about 55,000 people just south of Oklahoma City in the Oklahoma state. Rescuers were searching for survivors as scores of primary school children were ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214644881/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:30:01 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214644881/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Dozens of people are dead after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City on Monday. Rescue crews are searching through the night for survivors and victims in an elementary school that the tornado ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655310/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:10:17 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655310/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Dozens of people are dead after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City on Monday. Rescue crews are searching through the night for survivors and victims in an elementary school that the tornado destroyed. (May ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655290/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:07:03 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655290/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 At least ninety one people, including twenty children, have died after a huge tornado tore through Oklahoma City suburbs. Worst hit was Moore, a suburb of about 55 000 people, south of the city, where entire neighborhoods were flattened and schools destroyed by winds of up to 200mph (320km/h), according to the National Weather Service (NWS). The tornado remained on the ground for about 45 ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655312/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:06:07 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655312/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Copyright © 2013 NPR. For personal, noncommercial use only. See Terms of Use. For other uses, prior permission required. ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel. MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: And I'm Melissa Block. The images we're seeing so far are horrifying: A powerful tornado has swept through Moore, Oklahoma, south of Oklahoma City, ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655311/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:06:07 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655311/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 A massive tornado that ripped across Moore Monday afternoon has killed at least 51 people. The twister wiped out neighborhoods, destroyed two schools and left dozens ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655400/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:06:00 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655400/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 LOS ANGELES - Muskogee's favorite sons took time out on The Voice Monday night to remember those affected by the massive tornado that ripped through Oklahoma. Following their live top 10 performance, host Carson Daly asked The Swon Brothers about the tragedy back home. "Yeah, family's ok as far as we know. We just want to let everyone know at home that we're praying for you ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655401/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:04:05 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655401/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Science News: MOORE, Okla. An image provided by the television station KFOR-TV shows homes flattened outside Moore, Okla., on Monday. A giant tornado, a mile wide or more, killed at least 91 people, 20 of them children, as it tore across parts of Oklahoma City and its suburbs Monday afternoon, flattening homes, flinging cars through the air and crushing at least two ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655313/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:03:59 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655313/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Harold Brooks, NOAA research meteorologist with the national severe storms lab, talks with Rachel Maddow about the history of extreme, deadly and damaging tornadoes across the Midwest and 'Tornado Alley' and the science behind forecasting ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655176/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:53:08 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655176/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Several tornadoes struck parts of the nation’s midsection Sunday, concentrating damage in central Oklahoma and Wichita, Kan. One person was killed near Shawnee, Okla., and 21 injuries were reported throughout the state.Victims and emergency responders might not get much of reprieve as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Storm Prediction Center was forecasting similar ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655317/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:52:05 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655317/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 A Moore family that survived the tornadoes of May 3, 1999, and May 8, 2003, reunited at First Baptist Church of Moore after experiencing tornadic activity near their homes ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655440/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:51:01 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655440/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Chesapeake Energy Corp. on Monday announced it would donate $1 million to the American Red Cross to aid in rescue and recovery efforts after the Moore ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655441/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:50:58 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655441/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Over the course of the next few months, Rachel spent most of her time in a wheelchair enduring painful flare-ups. Finally, she received a diagnosis of the ailment that changed her life: juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Most people think of arthritis as an older person's disease, but there are 3,500 Oklahoma children living with juvenile arthritis, said Sherri O'Neil, regional vice ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655439/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:50:57 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655439/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 When Benton Shriver's students at Putnam City High put on waders and stride into a local pond, they're not just getting wet. They're getting a real-life, up-close and unique understanding of the world of science and how it ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655442/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:50:57 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655442/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 The festival will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and include a variety of activities. The free, family-oriented event will include live music, a car show, a motorcycle show, arts and crafts and a children's princess and action hero dress-up parade. Sherman Andrus, a Grammy Award-winning gospel singer, will perform at 10 a.m., followed at noon by a Memorial Day tribute featuring retired Maj. ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655443/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:50:56 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655443/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Moore (Oklahoma): A giant tornado, a mile wide or more, killed at least 51 people, 20 of them children, as it tore across parts of Oklahoma City and its suburbs Monday afternoon, flattening homes, flinging cars through the air and crushing at least two schools.The injured flooded into hospitals, and the authorities said many people remained trapped, even as rescue workers struggled to make their ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655318/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:47:51 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655318/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 A tornado has ripped through the suburb of Moore in Oklahoma City, leaving many dead and injured. The twister was classed as an EF-4, the second-highest designation of strength. An elementary school was one of the many buildings ripped apart as the tornado passed through on what was reported to be a mile-wide ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654982/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:43:57 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654982/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Officials in Joplin, Mo., have brought together a team of public safety employees they are sending to tornado-stricken Moore. Joplin was devastated by a tornado two years ago that killed 158 people and injured hundreds more. On Monday, Joplin organized a team of about a dozen police and firefighters to assist in Moore. Joplin City Manager Mark Rohr says his community remembers the assistance it ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655261/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:43:49 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655261/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 laid out a scenario for the day's weather events that was eerily precise. Specifically, he mentioned schools as an area of concern and highlighted the potential for an EF-4 tornado in the area south of I-40 and east of I-44 between 3 and 6pm. Shortly after 3pm, an EF-4 (or stronger) tornado hit Moore, which is located just south of I-40 and east of ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655319/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:43:33 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655319/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin confirmed that bodies of children had been found at Plaza Towers Elementary School. She also confirmed that bodies of adults had been found on the school ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655320/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:43:10 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655320/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 MOORE -- Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief teams were headed to Moore late Monday as search and rescue efforts continued in the neighborhoods affected by a deadly ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655321/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:43:07 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655321/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 The Department of Transportation chose Southwest Airlines' proposal to fly between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and William P. Hobby Airport in ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655322/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:42:59 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655322/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 When author Jean Shepherd's memories of Christmas at Higbee's were incorporated into the 1983 movie "A Christmas Story," Cleveland, Ohio, residents didn't just share those memories of the beloved downtown department store -- they were living ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655323/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:42:54 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655323/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Oklahoma City suburb on Monday, tearing down blocks of homes and at least two schools and leaving at least 51 people dead, local officials told US media. The state medical examiner's office released the latest death toll but the number was climbing rapidly, as emergency crews combed through smashed homes and the collapsed remains of an elementary school in ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655444/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:42:43 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655444/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in Oklahoma as the state recovers from a massive tornado that ripped through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, killing dozens and flattening entire ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655032/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:38:43 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655032/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 A U.S. flag lays among debris in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013 following a tornado up to a mile wide which swept through the Oklahoma City ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655223/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:38:19 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655223/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 A national report on the changing face of poverty is reflected in an increasing need for food and health care in Oklahoma City's suburbs. A report by the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., says a majority of America's poor now live in the suburbs of its major metropolitan ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655326/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:28:43 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214655326/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 "Unbelievable" was a word I heard over and over from TV journalists on Monday afternoon. If the devastation that resulted from the tornado is difficult for adults to understand, what do we say to the children, and how do we ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654955/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:28:19 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654955/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. At least 51 people were killed, and officials said the death toll was expected to ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654413/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:02:11 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654413/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Oklahoma state medical examiner's office says that 20 children are among the dead in the tornado that ripped through Oklahoma City suburbs.The twister has killed at least 51 people and officials fear the death toll will rise.Medical examiner spokeswoman Amy Elliott confirmed the children's deaths Monday night. The tornado made a direct hit on an elementary ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654076/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:19 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654076/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 The massive tornado that ripped through a handful of Oklahoma City suburbs and killed at least 50 people grabbed the attention of the sports world on Monday, especially the players and coaches with ties to the ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654534/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:59:19 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654534/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 MOORE, Okla. -- Fity-one people are confirmed dead in Moore after a devastating tornado tore through the area, according to an Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office official. Amy Elliot with the ME's office says that total will most likely continue to climb. According to the Associated Press, 20 children are among the dead. The AP is also reporting hospitals are treating more than 120 ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654579/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:59:16 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654579/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 OKLAHOMA CITY - A 2 mile-wide tornado that chewed through the Oklahoma City area on Monday is blamed for at least 51 deaths including 20 children, according to a CNN report. Officials at two hospitals say they've been treating more than 140 patients, including about 70 children, since the massive tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City. Spokeswoman Brooke Cayot says nine of 57 patients who are ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654422/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:58:25 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654422/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 A boy is pulled from beneath a collapsed wall at the Plaza Towers Elementary School following a tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. Photograph: Sue ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654436/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:57:09 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654436/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 United States See the path of the huge tornado that has killed scores of people and destroyed hundreds of homes in Oklahoma City.This Google map also displays other information, including shelter locations and tornado and hail ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654437/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:51:38 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654437/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Kasey Clark sorts through the debris of her grandmother-in-law Thelma Cox's mobile home after it was destroyed by a tornado May 20, 2013 near Shawnee, ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654438/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:51:33 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654438/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Twenty four children remain unaccounted for after the devastating Oklahoma tornado, CNN reports. 3:59 GMT: All public schools in Moore, Oklahoma will remain closed on Tuesday.3:54 GMT: Officials at two Oklahoma hospitals have revised the number of patients they have been treating. Since a massive tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City a total of 120 patients, including about 50 children, were ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654439/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:50:04 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654439/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Chris Hayes talks to KFOR's Scott Hines about the stories of heroism in the immediate aftermath of the tornado and what the plan is going forward in terms of recovery and ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654321/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:48:33 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654321/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 FILE - In this Tuesday, May 4, 1999, photo, a neighborhood in Moore, Okla., lays in ruins pm Tuesday, May 4, 1999, after a tornado flattened many houses and buildings in central Oklahoma, Monday, night. The powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City Monday, May 20, 2013, loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter, ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654440/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:47:49 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654440/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 How to help tornado victims Several nonprofits are collecting donations for tornado victims. Many indicated that financial donations are preferred over ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654581/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:46:59 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654581/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 MOORE -- Most of the second floor of Moore Medical Center is now gone, and dozens of the cars owned by patients and caregivers are crumpled beyond repair, some piled in a heap at the center of the facility's parking lot, stacked by the force of Monday's ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654442/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:38:59 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654442/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 NORMAN -- Two men mentioned one rare phrase. David Andra and Scott Curl, of the National Weather Service in Norman, were both working when an F5 tornado struck the Oklahoma City metro area May 3, ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654443/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:38:58 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654443/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Here are tips from my own experience after the May 3, 1999, tornado leveled my Moore home: You may need a tetanus shot. If you try to salvage belongings, you will get scratched up -- a lot -- digging through debris. (Tetanus is a bacteria-causing disease that can lead to severe muscle spasms.) Wear work gloves and consult a ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654444/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:38:57 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654444/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 About 30 people gathered in the waiting room of OU Medical Center on Monday evening as more poured in concerned about lost loved ones or their own ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654445/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:38:55 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654445/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Aerial photos of May 20 tornado in Moore, Okla. View the aerial photos of the damage caused by the May 20, 2013,... 13 ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654446/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:38:53 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654446/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 MOORE, Okla. – Monday's deadly twister tore through central and eastern Oklahoma, leveling Moore, taking lives and injuring countless others along the way. Many people filled up the hospital waiting centers to find out if their loved ones are OK. ';Wait, that’s all we can do is wait,'; Mark Troxell said. Troxell, the youngest brother of nine, has family in Newcastle ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654448/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:38:39 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654448/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 The Oklahoma medical examiner's office gave the latest death toll, which was carried by all the major US television networks, which said the number of fatalities was expected to ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654449/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:37:41 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214654449/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Despite the number of arrests, Oklahoma City Police Chief Bill Citty believes many felons don't get caught. He blames this on the lack of background ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214653624/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:57:36 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214653624/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 The devastating tornado that swept through Oklahoma turned houses into matchsticks and sent parents and teachers running to pull children from the wreckage of an elementary school in the eye of the storm. At least 51 people were killed by the 200-mph storm and dozens of homes destroyed. The toll was expected to rise. Here are images from the aftermath ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214653276/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:56:47 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214653276/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 MOORE, Okla. - Victims and families of victims of Monday's deadly tornado that ripped through much of Moore can help find their loved ones through a Red Cross ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214653625/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:55:46 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214653625/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 photos Further tornadoes are still possible in the devastated town of Moore, according to a Kiwi meteorologist tracking the storm in Oklahoma City. Nelson-born Peter Lamb, a senior meteorologist at the University of Oklahoma, said the warning was issued half an hour before the tornado hit Moore, killing at least 51 and destroying buildings in its path. The funnel touched down 16 minutes after ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214653196/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:47:04 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214653196/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 The town of Moore, Oklahoma, lost dozens of people in one of the most deadly and destructive tornados in living memory. MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell has the latest with Oklahoma Congressman Tom ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214653400/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:44:48 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214653400/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 By Tracy Connor, Staff Writer, NBC News Seven children were found drowned at a tornado-flattened elementary school where rescuers were searching the rubble for survivors as parents kept a heart-breaking vigil, officials said Monday night.The students killed at Plaza Towers Elementary School were among at least 51 lives claimed by the monster twister that laid to Moore, Okla.Several children and ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214653401/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:44:46 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214653401/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Lee Hoyle, of Chickasaw Nation search and rescue, digs through the debris of a mobile home in the Steelman Estates Mobile Home Park, destroyed by Sunday's tornado, near Shawnee, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. The tornado that slammed into Oklahoma on Sunday is now blamed for two deaths. Authorities say two men in their 70s have been found dead in or near a mobile home park outside of Shawnee. ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214653187/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:44:37 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214653187/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Large, devastating tornadoes swept through Oklahoma City and neighboring towns Monday, killing at least 51 people as they laid waste to numerous buildings, including more than one elementary ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214653120/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:37:02 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214653120/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 A powerful tornado roared through Moore and South Oklahoma City Monday, killing at least 51 people and leaving rescue workers frantically searching for survivors Monday evening at the devastated Plaza Towers Elementary School in the Moore School ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214653559/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:35:39 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214653559/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 KFOR-TV’s Bob Moore Chopper 4 pilot Jon Welsh has been flying over the tornadoes and then the damage for the last two days. He joined us in the studio to talk about what the tornadoes and damage from his vantage ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214653560/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:35:23 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214653560/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 And remember, good contractors likely won’t cut you a special deal! Lee said, "Make sure the company is local. A lot of them are coming in and getting cell phones here, getting a local number and saying they’re local, but they’re not. " Whether you’re hiring a tree service, general or roofing contractor, stay vigilante and avoid quick fix ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214653561/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:35:22 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214653561/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Moore tornado May 20 Monday afternoon Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin met with reporters to discuss the Moore, Oklahoma, tornado. Fallin vowed to do everything in her power to get out all available resources to those areas hardest hit. Sunday the Governor signed a Federal emergency declaration for 16 Oklahoma counties. Monday she added another five counties that will allow our state to access ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214653562/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 23:35:22 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214653562/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., on May 20, 2013. A tornado as much as half a mile wide with winds up to 200 mph roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (Associated ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652646/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:59:47 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652646/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 On Monday afternoon, a tornado more than a mile wide rolled through Moore, a suburb of Oklahoma City, leaving behind scenes of devastation, including the wreckage of the Plaza Towers Elementary School. By late evening, over fifty people were already confirmed dead, with many more missing. Here are images of the tornado’s ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652648/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:54:00 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652648/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 MOORE, Oklahoma - A massive tornado touched down near Newcastle, and tore through southwest Oklahoma City and Moore Monday afternoon. At least three people have been killed, and multiple people have been injured, according to ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652732/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:53:47 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652732/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 OKLAHOMA CITY - Attorney General Scott Pruitt is asking for an execution date for a man convicted in the 1979 slaying of a woman in Tulsa. Pruitt on Monday said in an appeals court filing that Anthony Rozelle Banks had exhausted his appeals. The U.S. Supreme Court earlier in the day turned away a request by Banks for a hearing. The 60-year-old Banks wasn't charged until 1997 when he ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652733/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:53:47 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652733/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 By Tracy Connor, Staff Writer, NBC News Seven children were found drowned at a tornado-flattened elementary school where rescuers were searching the rubble for survivors as parents kept a heart-breaking vigil, officials said Monday night.The students killed at Plaza Towers Elementary School were among at least 51 lives claimed by the monster twister that ripped through Oklahoma City ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652649/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:53:12 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652649/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 At least 37 people were killed and many others were wounded when a storm with a massive tornado struck an area outside the US city of Oklahoma on Monday afternoon, officials said. The tornado ripped through Moore in the southern part of the Oklahoma city metropolitan area, devastating homes and buildings. At least 37 people had been confirmed dead, ABC news quoted the state's chief medical ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652651/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:49:25 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652651/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 words of Justin Dunsworth , a Shawnee resident talking about the massive cluster of tornadoes that rippedthrough Oklahoma City Monday afternoon shredding and leveling all that came within its ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652655/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:44:07 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652655/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 The storm peaked in the populated area of Moore, Okla., where the town is bracing for more bad news in the coming days. The Weather Channel's Brian Norcross ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652790/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:41:03 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652790/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 David Massey, whose series of brief web videos shot in the immediate wake of the Moore, OK tornado spread rapidly across the Web, talks with Rachel Maddow about what he experienced on the scene. Sgt. Gary Knight of the Oklahoma City Policy Department discusses the state of the emergency response and the greatest challenges rescuers are ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652496/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:41:01 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652496/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 In my nightmares, I can't get to my children. They are trapped somewhere that should be safe, but has become sinister and terrifying. I am close enough to see their prison, but unable to enter it. It's the worst of my recurring dreams, a sign to me that my psyche needs tending, and my subconscious is going to its darkest edges and requires light. I have always, blessedly, been able ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652665/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:31:01 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652665/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 tornado that devastated a town outside of Oklahoma City, Twitter responded with prayers for the victims and hope for survivors. Here are a few of those prayers so far, please add your prayers below in the ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652666/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:30:51 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652666/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 >Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO, KOKH, KOKI. Moore, Oklahoma (CNN) -- Rescue workers raced against time and the oncoming night Monday looking for survivors after a powerful tornado blasted an area ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652791/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:30:29 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652791/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 "Growing up in tornado alley, you always know what could happen...it doesn't change how devastating it is when something does happen," the country superstar wrote on ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652263/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:30:25 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652263/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 The networks are rushing to send their anchors and top reporters to Oklahoma to cover the aftermath of the 2-mile-wide tornado that left at least 51 people dead and another 120 injured ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652262/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:30:25 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652262/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 There has been an incredible outpouring of prayers and sympathy from around the world since deadly and devastating tornadoes ripped through Moore and south Oklahoma City this afternoon, less than a day after Shawnee and Carney were among the Oklahoma towns to be ravaged Sunday by twisters. Here is just a sampling of the condolences, well-wishes and prayers from notable figures in the sports, ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652667/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:30:19 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652667/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 OKLAHOMA CITY – A Salvation Army truck will be here at KFOR-TV to collect supplies for tornado victims starting Tuesday morning. 444 E. Britton Rd. Oklahoma City, OK ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652668/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:29:37 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652668/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Here are the paths of tornadoes over the years in the Moore, Oklahoma area Red: May 3rd, 1999 Tornado Path Blue: May 8th, 2003 Tornado Path Green: May 20th, 2013 Tornado Path You can see how a portion of the 2013 storm (green) overlaps the 1999 storm (red), which was an F5 tornado that did around 1.1 billion dollars in damage. 36 people died in that storm and 8,000 homes were badly damaged or ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652670/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:29:37 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652670/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 MOORE, Okla. — KFOR meteorologist Emily Sutton says she’s never seen anything like what she saw on Monday while storm chasing the tornado that hit Moore. Emily and photojournalist Kevin Josefy were in the storm’s path as the wedge tornado leftdevastationin its ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652671/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:29:36 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652671/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 @OkCountySheriff A massive and devastating tornado hit Moore, Oklahoma today, sweeping through a suburban area of schools, shopping centers, and thousands of homes south of Oklahoma City. The tornado, which ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652672/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:28:46 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652672/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 MOORE, Okla. - Tornado warnings have been issued across much of the Midwest, stretching from Texas to Illinois, following a second deadly twister in as many days in the Oklahoma City area. The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings Monday evening for several counties in southeastern Oklahoma and north-central Texas, along with parts of northwest Arkansas, Missouri, central Iowa and ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652583/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:28:33 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652583/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Storm spotter Ben McMillan described to Scott Pelley how the mile-wide tornado that tore through an Oklahoma City suburb formed over the city with almost no ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652127/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:28:20 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652127/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 A U.S. flag lays among debris in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013 following a tornado up to a mile wide which swept through the Oklahoma City ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652504/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:28:19 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652504/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Oklahoma City Manager Jim Couch told Scott Pelley that search-and-rescue teams have been dispatched after a tornado estimated to be over a mile wide tore a path through the town of Moore, ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652506/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:28:18 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652506/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 It's certainly a very very sad day -- of Oklahoma. Very hard day -- -- -- tremendous disaster that has hit this community and more in other areas at this day. Beginning yesterday with a terrible storms and history. So many different areas and certainly today it places big tornado that. -- long had the same path that may night. Maker turning in 1999 -- is arguably there's something ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652396/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:26:07 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652396/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 BROKEN ARROW, Okla. — A devastating mile-wide tornado ripped through Moore, Okla., for approximately 40 minutes early Monday afternoon, flattening neighborhoods, severely damaging Plaza Towers Elementary School and claiming lives. In Broken Arrow, Okla., residents sought shelter as potential storms lingered 120 miles northeast of Moore. News On 6 reported 37 dead, with the death toll yet ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652674/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:25:27 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652674/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 05/20/2013 07:31 PM MDT - NEW YORK-CBS has taken the scheduled season-ending episode of "Mike & Molly" off the air because its plot line revolved around a tornado threatening the ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652675/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:18:49 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214652675/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Moore police dig through the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School following a tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. A tornado as much as a mile (1.6 kilometers) wide with winds up to 200 mph (320 kph) roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (AP Photo/Sue ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651714/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:55:14 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651714/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Teachers carry children away from Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City, Monday, May 20, 2013. (Paul ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651345/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:52:41 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651345/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Live updates: A powerful tornado with winds over 300 kilometres per hour has pulverised an Oklahoma City suburb, hitting at least two schools and wiping out blocks of homes. At least 51 people have been ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651878/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:50:55 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651878/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 OKLAHOMA CITY -; Officials at two hospitals say they're treating more than 120 patients, including about 70 children, after a massive tornado hit suburban Oklahoma ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651322/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:50:52 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651322/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 MOORE, Oklahoma - Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says "hearts are broken" for parents wondering about the fate of their children after a tornado devastated Moore and officials say the search and rescue effort will continue throughout the night. Fallin told a Monday news conference that a center for those seeking loved ones has been set up at a church in Moore, where an afternoon tornado ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651802/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:48:18 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651802/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Storm spotters saw a tornado touch down near Ramona and meteorologist Mike Grogan followed the storms up to Wyandotte, in the extreme northeastern corner of ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651803/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:48:17 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651803/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 TULSA, Oklahoma - The devastation in the city of Moore is widespread, with two schools, a medical center, and a movie theater all taking direct hits. Staffers from Tulsa's EMSA office sent seven ambulances, medical equipment, and scores of paramedics down to help. The city of Owasso says it has sent its search and rescue crews to sort through damaged homes and ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651804/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:48:17 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651804/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 The tornadoes that have raked communities in Oklahoma, Texas and other states over the past week belie what has been an unusually slow start to the 2013 tornado ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651328/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:47:28 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651328/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. At least 51 people were killed, and officials said the death toll was expected to ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651436/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:47:27 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651436/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 By Doyle Rice, William M. Welch, Donna Leinwand Leger and Michael Winter, USA TODAY A massive, mile-wide tornado with winds up to 200 mph killed at least 51 people Monday afternoon during 40 terrifying minutes of destruction across southern Oklahoma City and its suburbs. The state medical examiner's office confirmed the number of deaths and said the toll was expected to rise. ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651719/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:46:33 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651719/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 The tornado was estimated to be at least two miles wide at one point as it moved through Moore, Oklahoma, in the southern part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, according to ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651720/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:40:22 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651720/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 A powerful tornado with winds of up to 200 miles (320 kilometres) per hour pulverized an Oklahoma City suburb Monday, hitting at least two schools and wiping out blocks of homes. At least 37 people were reported ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651135/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:40:16 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651135/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651725/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:33:44 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651725/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Oklahoma City, Okla. — Victims of the May 20 tornado can go to these locations, as the facilities are opening up their doors for storm-displaced residents: University of Oklahoma - student housing (Norman) Oklahoma Baptist University - student housing (Shawnee) Graceway Baptist Church, located at 1100 S.W. 104th in Oklahoma City. Oakcrest Church of Christ at 1111 S.W. 89th Street in ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651735/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:24:20 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651735/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 MOORE, Okla. – A Moore woman was on her way to work when the tornado touched down Monday afternoon. She said she pulled over when she heard the weather was getting bad. The Moore resident said she sped home, not caring if police tried to give her a ticket. She said she grabbed her dog, jumped in her bathtub and threw pillows over them for ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651734/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:24:19 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651734/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Live updates: A powerful tornado with winds of up to 200 miles (320 kilometers) per hour pulverized an Oklahoma City suburb Monday, hitting at least two schools and wiping out blocks of homes. At least 37 people have been ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214650705/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:44:51 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214650705/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has deployed 80 Oklahoma National Guard members to assist with search and rescue operations in the hardest hit areas of Moore. Fallin said Monday the troops will also help establish a perimeter around some of the most devastated areas in the Oklahoma City suburb. Moore suffered a direct hit from a major ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214650798/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:42:04 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214650798/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 MOORE, Oklahoma - More than 50 people are being treated for a wide range of injuries following Monday's deadly tornado in Moore. OU Medical Center reports they have 20 patients injured in the storm. Twelve are adults, 8 are children. Their conditions range from minor to critical. There are 33 patients at Integris Southwest. Ten patients are in critical condition, 10 in serious and 12 in ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214650796/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:42:04 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214650796/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 OKLAHOMA CITY -- Officials at two hospitals say they're treating nearly 60 patients, including more than a dozen children, after a massive tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City.Integris Southwest Medical Center spokeswoman Brooke Cayot (KAY'-ot) said 10 of 37 patients being treated at that facility Monday are listed in critical condition. Twelve are in serious and 15 others are listed in ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214650248/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:41:15 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214650248/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Thirty-seven people have died as a result of the storm that hit the Oklahoma City area Monday, Oklahoma's office of the chief medical examiner ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214650709/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:40:16 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214650709/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 NEW YORK (AP) -- Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214650801/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:40:12 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214650801/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 As Kansas Citians clean up after Sunday night’s severe storms, another ominous front is taking aim at the metropolitan area. The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch through 10 p.m. on Monday for Kansas City and much of the surrounding area. Thunderstorms are expected to roll in early Monday ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214650331/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:39:56 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214650331/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 A MASSIVE, mile-wide tornado has slammed into Oklahoma City, wiping out entire neighbourhoods, tossing cars, levelling homes and killing 51 people. LIVE UPDATES: What we know so far 11.15am AEST: A family of four with a baby is among those killed, KFOR-TV reports. Officials said the family tried to take shelter in a freezer. 11.00am AEST: The state medical examiner has upped the official death ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651729/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:36:09 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651729/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 United States A huge tornado has killed at least 37 people and destroyedhundreds of homes in parts of Oklahoma City.Local media is reporting that two schools are among the buildings destroyed and children and teachers are believed to be trapped.Storm spotters estimate the tornado, which struck mid afternoon, to be 3.2 kilometres wide.US media is already describing it as one of the most ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214650712/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:32:32 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214650712/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Kevin Durant is among a group of sports stars and coaches who are expressing concern for the victims of a massive tornado that ripped through a handful of Oklahoma City suburbs on Monday.Durant, a three-time scoring champion for the ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651032/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:31:02 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214651032/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 A sixth grade teacher was described as "nothing short of a hero" for helping save students and bringing them to safety at a nearby church. The school was destroyed down to its foundation. Now rescuers are bringing in heavy equipment to remove debris and get to what is underneath. KFOR reporter Lance West reports from the scene for NBC's affiliate in Oklahoma ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214650878/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:29:40 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214650878/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Rep. Tom Cole talks to Chris Matthews about the terrible devastation of the area outside of Oklahoma City and the strong people of Oklahoma, who are "sadly" getting good at recovering from these ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214650515/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:29:36 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214650515/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Preliminary ratings indicate the tornado has winds up to 200 mph, may end up to being an EF5 or higher on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. The Weather Channel's Mike Seidel ... http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214650518/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:29:32 -0400 http://www.thetulsanews.net/index.php/sid/214650518/scat/84aeba5e9b6e1230