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Experts say Oklahoma tornados power dwarfed Hiroshima bomb

The amount of energy the killer tornado that hit US state of Oklahoma had dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that levelled Hiroshima. On Tuesday, the National Weather Service gave it the top-of-the-scale rating of EF-5 for wind speed and breadth and severity of damage. Wind speeds were estimated at between 200 and 210 mph. According to the New York Post, several meteorologists used real ...
Survivor 9 From Briarwood Elementary Happy To Go Home

MOORE, Oklahoma - A 9-year-old girl was separated from her parents after the storm blew thru Briarwood Elementary. News 9 asked viewers to help Kaylee Hawkins find her parents and thankfully she was eventually reunited with her family. The parents of Kaylee Hawkins tried for five hours to find their daughter who was injured at Briarwood Elementary. The parents say their fourth grader ...
Moore Woman Goes Into Labor During Tornado

MOORE, Oklahoma - The stories we continue to hear are amazing. And News 9's Karl Torp spoke with a woman who actually in labor right before the storm hit. Shayla Taylor was in the middle of labor on the second floor of Moore medical when the tornado hit, but baby wasn't on her brain. Her family, including her husband were sent downstairs to the cafeteria, but Shayla was too ...
Moore mother sheltered family in a bathtub

Amber told FOX23 it was a mother's instinct and the fact that she has lived in Oklahoma for years. She grabbed her girls, helmets, a mattress and sheltered them ...
Moore Daycare Workers Recount Covering Children During Powerful Twister

Daycare owner Abby Larsen and Heather Walker described piling into a tiny bathroom together with their arms crossed over the children, to keep them from being taken by the ...

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BROKEN ARROW, Oklahoma - The mayor of Moore wants to see safe-room shelters built in all new homes. He'll put that before the Moore City Council soon. Some are suggesting above-ground shelters won't withstand storms like Monday's. There is no guarantee that a safe room will protect you, but experts said the key to increasing your chance of survival is to make sure your safe ...
Making donations to tornado victims

Here are some of the organizations accepting donations for the victims of recent tornadoes.The Salvation Army is accepting donations in the west parking lot at 924 S. Hudson, on Thursday and Friday from noon to 4:30 p.m. They prefer cash donations but are also taking Bottled waterGatoradeWet wipesIndividually wrapped snacksHand sanitizerWork glovesSunscreenHeavy duty trash bagsPersonal ...
Dog thought to be guarding owners body belongs to tornado survivor

The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office now say a dog thought to be guarding their deceased owner was not doing so. OCSO posted a photo of the a 12-year old Schipperke-Border Collie mix found in the rubble of the tornado on their Facebook page and thought the dog belonged to a victim found in the wreckage near the dog. The deputy convinced the dog to leave the side of the deceased victim, and ...
Tulsa tests tornado sirens weekly

Tornado sirens cost $27,000 each, but they're designed to save lives. On Wednesday, the city of Tulsa tested its tornado sirens, but as FOX23’s Sharon Phillips found it caused some people to panic.When the National Weather Service issues a tornado warning an alert is sent out by hitting a button."It's not meant to startle anyone, but instead alert them to get inside fast.The ...
Teachers aide saved Moore students life

Tracy Stephan is all smiles, holding the little dog, she thought she had lost. But, her reason to smile goes way beyond this."She was in the hallway, her aid laid on top of her," said Stephan.Her 6-year-old daughter, Abigail, was a student at Plaza Towers Elementary. Her life was saved by a school aide who shielded the kindergartner from the building collapsing around them. "Her ...

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Twister that hit Oklahoma caused $2 bn in damage

MOORE, Oklahoma - Rescue workers were combing through the battered remains of buildings left behind in the path of the gigantic tornado that killed two dozen people, including nine children, in Oklahoma on Monday.

Officials say the search for survivors is nearly over as efforts turn towards recovery.

Gary Bird, fire chief of the badly hit Moore suburb, said he was "98% sure" there were no more survivors or bodies to recover from the rubble.

The storm has meanwhile been upgraded to the most powerful level of twister.

Packing winds of at least 200mph (320km/h), the tornado razed a swathe of Moore, a suburb of Oklahoma City.

The tornado that tore destroyed or damaged as many as 13,000 homes and may have caused $2 billion in overall damage, officials said Wednesday.

State authorities meanwhile said two infants were among the 24 people who perished in the twister.

President Barack Obama will travel to Oklahoma on Sunday to inspect the damage from Monday's deadly tornado and meet with victims from the ravaged communities, the White House announced on Wednesday.

The president made similar visits in recent months to New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy, Connecticut after the Newtown school shooting, Boston after the marathon bombing and Texas after a fertilizer plant explosion, reports NYT. ...