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Oklahoma City faces second deadly tornado in 13 years

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 ...
10 killed as powerful tornado slams Oklahoma City

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 ...
Massive tornado jolts Oklahoma City in US

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 ...
Video Huge tornado kills dozens near Oklahoma City

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 ...
Huge Tornado Kills Dozens Near Oklahoma City

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 ...

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Monster Tornado Kills at least 91 in Oklahoma US

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 ...
Tornado Ravages Oklahoma City Suburb

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, ...
Massive Tornado Kills At Least 51 In Moore Hits Elementary School

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 ...
Swon Brothers talk storms on The Voice

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 ...
Tornado leaves a trail of destruction in Oklahoma killing 91 people

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 ...

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Oklahoma City faces second deadly tornado in 13 years

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 pummelled Kansas and Oklahoma, it said citing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The states counted a total of 46 dead. Thirty-six died in Oklahoma City. The strongest tornado tracked for nearly an hour and a half along a 38-mile path from Chickasha through south Oklahoma City and the suburbs of Bridge Creek, Newcastle, Moore, Midwest City and Del City in Oklahoma state, a major producer of oil, natural gas and agriculture.

Monday's tornado in Oklahoma city with a preliminary rating of at least EF4, also struck Moore and Newcastle.

According to the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Centre, the 1999 Oklahoma City twister was among the costliest in US history, with damage totalling at $1 billion.

Moore is located between Oklahoma City and Norman -- home to the University of Oklahoma -- on the south side of the metropolitan area. ...