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  • Tornadoes tear through central US

    Tornadoes tore through three central American states of Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa with baseball-sized hail and wind blasts ripping roofs off homes and turning trees to matchsticks, as severe weather swept the region. A large "violent and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted Sunday night on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas and a second confirmed one was seen near Edmond, Oklahoma, the ...

  • Twister kills 1 in Oklahoma

    >Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. (CNN) -- At least one person was killed and around a dozen injured Sunday when a string of tornadoes tore through four states, ripping roofs off homes, downing power lines and tossing trees like matchsticks. The death happened at a trailer park in Pottawatomie County, ...

  • Edmond residents cleaning up tornado damage

    EDMOND, Okla. – Residents in southeast Edmond are cleaning up damage caused by a tornado that rolled through several neighborhoods Sunday evening near Bryant Ave. between 15th St. and 33rd St. The twister damaged several homes and uprooted dozens of trees. ';It was seven, eight, nine seconds of the most intense white light and wind blowing like nothing I’d ever seen in my ...

  • Video Video Tornado destruction in Carney Oklahoma

    One of several twisters that ripped through Oklahoma and Kansas Sunday night destroyed several mobile homes in a trailer park 35 miles southeast of Oklahoma ...

  • Tornadoes leave one dead level homes in Oklahoma

    SEAN MURPHY Associated Press SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) - Authorities say a tornado that severely damaged a mobile home park southeast of Oklahoma City killed a 79-year-old man whose body was found in an open area of the neighborhood. Pottawatomie County Sheriff Mike Booth also said that six people who lived in the mobile home park were injured. Between 30 and 35 homes had significant damage, and ...

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Evil Dead (2013)

Evil Dead (2013)

Evil Dead, Fede Alvarezs remake of Sam Raimis early-80s gory cult classic, dispenses with the article The in the original title, adds in some backstory, and pumps up the budget by tens of millions of dollars. However, the biggest and most noticeable change is in the tone. While Ra ... ...

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  • Tornadoes cause havoc in Oklahoma

    Oklahoma , leaving at least one man dead, turning homes in a trailer park into splinters and rubble and sending frightened residents scurrying for ...

  • Red Cross opens shelters for tornado victims

    American Red Cross volunteers will be opening shelters at the following locations: Carney Senior Center 301 Maple Ave, Carney, OK 74832 Shawnee Athletic Center- Shawnee High School 1001 North Kennedy in Shawnee Absentee Shawnee Tribe Resource Center 1970 ...

  • Tornadoes Level Homes and Cause Injuries in Oklahoma

    SHAWNEE, Okla. -- One of several tornadoes that touched down Sunday in Oklahoma turned homes in a trailer park near Oklahoma City into splinters and rubble and sent frightened residents along a 100-mile corridor scurrying for ...

  • Tornado rips through Edmond homes hospital

    EDMOND, Okla. – Sunday’s string of tornadoes started in Edmond but the town didn’t get the worst of the damage. The storms continued on to devastate the Wellston and Twin Lakes areas where at least one person has been confirmed dead. The best part of Edmond’s story is no one was killed during this ...

  • Gov. Fallin declares state of emergency for 16 Okla. counties

    OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin has declared a state of emergency for 16 Oklahoma counties after tornadoes tore through the state Sunday. Counties under state of emergency: - Caddo - Cleveland - Comanche - Creek - Garfield - Grant - Greer - Kiowa - Lincoln - Logan - McClain - Okfuskee - Oklahoma - Pawnee - Payne - ...

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