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‘We aren’t daredevils’: Oklahoma’s storm chasers in the sky

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:52:27 -0700

MOORE, Okla.—As a helicopter pilot for KCAL-TV in Los Angeles, Jim Gardner had flown over deadly mudslides and earthquakes, covered car chases and was shot at by snipers during the L.A. riots. Yet Gardner was perhaps best known for giving the world its first glimpse of O.J. Simpson’s infamous white Bronco leading police on a [...]

Oklahoma tornado: Survivor finds her missing dog during television interview

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:08:29 -0700

An amazing video shows an Oklahoma tornado survivor being reunited with her dog when it is found in the rubble of her flattened house as she is being interviewed on US television.

After deadly Oklahoma twister, loyal pets miraculously found alive

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:24:07 -0700

An elderly woman's sweet reunion with her beloved dog has become a symbol of hope following the deadly twister that ripped through Oklahoma City's suburbs. "Tornadoes, for all their vicious bulk, are capricious. You often hear stories of half a … Continue reading →

Oklahoma tornado: In Moore, shock, kindnesses, and blessings counted

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:15:28 -0700

In "tornado alley," it's polite to count your blessings. So after Monday's day of dread, danger, and destruction, they were counted in Moore, Okla., where many houses were bent and broken, where there was, as a federal Homeland Security guy said, "total devastation," and where a grit of insulation and dirt was sprayed onto homes as though with a giant's power washer.

Tornado Coming? Grab a Helmet!

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:45:00 -0700

Oklahoma students weathered the storm in their football helmets. Caitlin Dickson reports on why it worked.

Factbox: Groups urge cash, not stuff, for Oklahoma victims

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:22 -0700

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Disasters such as Monday's tornado that wiped out much of Moore, Oklahoma often prompt people to help victims by collecting goods or launching blood drives, but charitable groups said money, not goods, is the best way to help. AMERICAN RED CROSS: * "What this enables us to do is send those funds to the area where they're needed most immediately," Red Cross spokeswoman Anne ...

Every Tornado in Moore Since 1893, Mapped

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:01:06 -0700

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Teachers credited with saving students in Okla.

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:16:15 -0700

MOORE, Okla. (AP) — The principal's voice came on over the intercom at Plaza Towers Elementary School: A severe storm was approaching and students were to go to the cafeteria and wait for their parents to pick them up.

The Oklahoma tornadoes: a view from space

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:24:09 -0700

NASA's Earth Observatory released an animation of images taken by the NOAA GOES-East satellite yesterday, as storms raged through Oklahoma far below. They have a terrible beauty to them, knowing what was going on underneath the clouds, but for people … Continue reading →

Oklahoma tornadoes: The view from space

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:24:09 -0700

NASA's Earth Observatory released an animation of images taken by the NOAA GOES-East satellite yesterday, as storms raged through Oklahoma far below. They have a terrible beauty to them, knowing what was going on underneath the clouds, but for people … Continue reading →