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Dozens killed as tornado hits Oklahoma

WASHINGTON - A massive tornado ripped through parts of Oklahoma city and its suburbs in the United States killing at least 24 people, including nine children, besides leaving scores homeless. As winds at over 320 kilometers per hour (kmph) flattened homes and businesses and severely damaged a hospital and two elementary school, the death toll was earlier said to be more than 90 but it was ...
Deadly US Twister Hits Tornado Alley

Monday's deadly tornado in the central U.S. state of Oklahoma struck in an area commonly known as "Tornado Alley" - home to most of the nation's tornadoes. Tornado Alley is generally seen to span north to south from South Dakota to Texas between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains, but there is no official consensus on the boundaries. Comparison of Tornado paths in ...
Oklahoma tornado toll lowered to 24 from 91

As rescuers searched for survivors of Monday's devastating tornado that pulverized a vast swath of the Oklahoma City suburbs, authorities revised the death toll down to 24 from 91. Nine of the fatalities are children. The Monday afternoon storm carved a trail through the area as much as two miles wide and 17 miles long, CNN reported citing officials. Hardest hit was Moore, Oklahoma - a ...
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 ...
Satellite image of deadly Oklahoma tornado

NOAAs GOES-13 satellite, which monitors weather east of the Rocky Mountains, took this image of the tornado that developed on May 20 in and around Moore, ...

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Nichols Hills Fire Chiefs Wife Found Guilty In Husbands Murder

CANADIAN COUNTY, Oklahoma - A jury has found Becky Bryan guilty in the shooting death of her husband, Keith Bryan. The Nichols Hills Fire Chief was shot inside his Mustang home on September 20, 2011. The jury recommends a sentence of life without ...
Pediatrician advice on how to talk to kids about Oklahoma tragedy

ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - Many parents may be at a loss on how to talk to their kids about the tragedy in Oklahoma. Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center pediatrician Dr. Ken Haller says it's understandable and rational for kids in this part of the country to be scared something like the Oklahoma tornado could happen here. He says let your child see the coverage once, then turn the ...
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And people in the city of Moore responded as best they could, taking cover in underground shelters or above-ground safe rooms when they could, huddling everywhere from closets to bathtubs to school hallways as a last resort. What was not available was a new $2 million "safe room" program the city had hoped to start. Moore got money to help with such shelters after tornadoes in 1991 ...
Search for tornado survivors nearly over

Tornado Watch issued May 21 at 1:55PM CDT expiring May 21 at 10:00PM CDT in effect for: McCurtain… Areal Flood Warning issued May 21 at 5:51PM CDT expiring May 22 at 6:00PM CDT in effect for: Haskell; Latimer; LeFlore; McIntosh; Muskogee; Pittsburg; Pushmataha; ...
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NORMAN, Okla. - Twenty students from south Asia arrived in Oklahoma last Saturday evening. They were visiting The University of Oklahoma for an annual workshop through the state department. But little did they know in less than 24 hours, they would see firsthand the power of Oklahoma weather and the selflessness of its residents. "They got to see Oklahomans at work," said Kathy Adams, ...

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Deadly US Twister Hits 'Tornado Alley'

Monday's deadly tornado in the central U.S. state of Oklahoma struck in an area commonly known as "Tornado Alley" - home to most of the nation's tornadoes.

Tornado Alley is generally seen to span north to south from South Dakota to Texas between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains, but there is no official consensus on the boundaries.

Comparison of Tornado paths in Moore, Oklahoma - May 3, 1999 and May 20, 2013 x Comparison of Tornado paths in Moore, Oklahoma - May 3, 1999 and May 20, 2013 The region is susceptible to tornadoes when cold, dry air moving south from Canada meets warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and warm, dry air moving east across the Rockies. The collision of warm and cold air breeds severe thunderstorms, which spawn tornadoes.

The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center says Tornado Alley is a nickname used by the media and stresses it only indicates the area where most tornadoes occur. It says violent or killer tornadoes happen outside Tornado Alley every year and can strike almost anywhere in the United States, as well as in Canada and overseas.

Studies have shown the deadliest twisters in the U.S. happen to the east of Tornado Alley, in an area known as "Dixie Alley. ...