Witnesses and reporters on the ground described widespread destruction after a tornado touched down in Moore, a suburb south of Oklahoma City, on Monday afternoon.
At least 91 casualties, including children, were reported after a record-breaking tornado swept through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, destroying hundreds of buildings and two schools.
One tornado leveled Plaza Towers Elementary, a school in Moore, a city of 55,000 people about 15 miles south of Oklahoma City, the state capital. Jerry Lojka, an official with the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management, said Monday evening that
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The central United States braced for another round of violent weather on Monday after tornadoes struck the region over the weekend, killing two Oklahoma men and injuring at least 39 people. Severe storms were expected to
Tornado season has been relatively quiet this year. There were only 72 tornadoes nationwide in April, 70 percent below the 10 year average, according to the Weather Channel. But within in the last week, tornado outbreaks have been erupting from North
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