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Moore Oklahoma Tornado Death Toll Revised

Associated Press — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:23:56 +0000

MOORE, Okla. (AP) _ The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including nine children.

Spokeswoman Amy Elliott said Tuesday morning that she believes some victims were counted twice in the early chaos of the storm

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How You Can Help Victims of the Tornado in Oklahoma

Chris Kissel — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:38:51 +0000

A huge tornado touched down just outside of Oklahoma City earlier today, causing widespread destruction and leaving behind a yet-untold number of casualties.

To see how you can help those affected, see the list below

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Massive Tornado Destroys Area Near Oklahoma City; At Least 51 Killed [UPDATED]

Chris Chaberski — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:17:01 +0000

An enormous tornado with a debris cloud two miles wide tore through the metropolitan area just south of Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon.

UPDATE 9:28 p.m. EST: At least 51 people were killed in the storm, including seven children from Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, according to KFOR in Oklahoma City. The news station reported that 75 student and staff were inside the school when the storm struck. Officials said Monday night that the search of the rubble remaining of the school had turned to a recovery mission.

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Baseball-Sized Hail Forecast For Okla., Texas

Associated Press — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:16:01 +0000

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Baseball-sized hail and damaging winds are in the forecast for parts of Oklahoma and Texas the day after two tornadoes damaged homes in Nebraska.

Meteorologists at the National Weather Center's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla

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Oklahoma Cleans Up After Weekend Earthquakes [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:50:26 +0000

A series of earthquakes and aftershocks — some felt as far away as Wisconsin — shook Oklahoma this weekend, startling people more accustomed to tornadoes than temblors.

Early Saturday, a magnitude 4.7 earthquake affected areas from Texas to Missouri, followed by a 5.6 quake later that night — Oklahoma’s strongest in history — and more than 10 aftershocks.

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Inmates Rioting in Oklahoma Prison

Associated Press — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:06:22 +0000

SAYRE, Okla. (AP) — Authorities say inmates are rioting at a private prison in southwestern Oklahoma.

The Beckham County Sheriff's office said it received a call about 11:50 a.m. Tuesday from Sayre police requesting assistance at the North Fork Correctional Facility

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