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Putting an Okie spin on twisters
OKLAHOMA CITY — Two days before the tornado hit, Gary England had an uneasy feeling. The wind patterns emerging over the weekend reminded him of the conditions that unleashed deadly storms in the region on May 3, 1999. He began warning that...
Tags: Lobbying, Science and Technology, England, Entertainment, Colleges and Universities
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Understanding the Moore, Okla., tornado [live video chat]
At the beginning of this week, the wind's fury was unleashed on the Oklahoma city of Moore. As the extent of the devastation has unfolded over the past several days, it's a bit of an understatement to say that Moore has been unlucky. The tornado was...Tags: Weather, Weather Reports, Tornadoes, Natural Disasters
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Patchy fog, cooler temperatures on tap for Memorial Day weekend
Los Angeles County can continue to expect clouds, patchy fog and cooler temperatures going into Memorial Day weekend, the National Weather Service said. Thursday began with low clouds and fog across Southern California and patchy drizzle in the San...
Tags: Weather, Memorial Day, AEG, Weather Reports, Michael Jackson
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Bad weather in Oklahoma hinders recovery in hard-hit Moore
MOORE, Okla. -- A band of thunderstorms put this city further on edge Thursday as the grim task of burying the dead from this week’s deadly tornado began. Pelting rain combined with strong winds to knock over some relief tents, drenching...
Tags: Briarwood, Memorial Day, Barack Obama, Natural Disasters
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Amid Oklahoma tornado devastation, hunt for survivors persists
MOORE, Okla. — The grueling recovery from a killer tornado began Tuesday as search-and-rescue operations continued, but authorities acknowledged that the likelihood of finding anyone alive grew dimmer by the moment. In a rare bit of good news, the...
Tags: Building Material, Briarwood, Separation of Church and State, Rentals, White House
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Weather conditions were ideal for tornado that slammed Oklahoma
The city of Moore, Okla., was struck by a devastating tornado Monday because all the familiar ingredients were in place to spawn such a massive storm. It was also a victim of simple bad luck. At least twice before in recent years, in 1999 and 2003,...
Tags: Science, University of Oklahoma, Moore Oklahoma Tornado (2013), Weather, Science and Technology
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The numbers are staggering, says mayor from tornado-torn Oklahoma
MOORE, Okla. -- After closing shattered neighborhoods to traffic in the aftermath of Monday’s massive tornado, city officials allowed residents with proper IDs to drive to what remained of their homes Wednesday to retrieve belongings. During a...
Tags: Briarwood, Janet Napolitano, Mary Fallin, Tornadoes, Oklahoma Sooners
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Oklahoma tornado: Search, cleanup continue; rebuilding ahead
MOORE, Okla. — State and local officials vowed Tuesday to rebuild this bereft suburb, shattered by a tornado that brought death and massive destruction, even as they fought poor weather to push ahead with rescue efforts. In a day marked by...
Tags: Fires, Health and Safety at School, Human Interest, Renovation, FEMA
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Storms expected in Oklahoma tornado zone as rescue work continues
A series of thunderstorms is expected throughout the day Tuesday, potentially hampering rescue crews as they work their way through the wreckage of the massive tornado that cut a 20-mile path of destruction through central Oklahoma, forecasters said....
Tags: Natural Disasters
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Oklahoma rescuers face grim day of rising death toll after tornado
MOORE, Okla. — Flashlights flickered over piles of rubble while floodlights illuminated the extent of damage as rescuers frantically tore through wrecked buildings hoping to finding survivors after one of the worst tornadoes in history cut a 20-...
Tags: Politics, Fox News Channel (tv network), Mary Fallin, Government, Tornadoes
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Oklahoma tornado reclassified as EF-5, with wind more than 200 mph
The National Weather Service upgraded the power of the tornado that cut through Oklahoma on Monday, saying it had carried wind stronger than 200 miles an hour in some areas. The agency said on its website Tuesday that its damage survey teams had...
Tags: Tornadoes, Natural Disasters
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Temperatures in L.A. to heat up to 80s and 90s Monday, then drop
Following pleasant weekend weather, Los Angeles residents should expect warmer temperatures on Monday that will heat up downtown and valley areas across the region. Temperatures will hit the 80s in downtown and 90s in the valleys, which National Weather...
Tags: Weather, Weather Reports
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