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Rare Tornado Touches Down Near Portland

John McKay — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:23:13 +0000

The National Weather Service has confirmed it was a tornado that came down near McMinnville, Oregon, late Thursday afternoon.

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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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Mom Dies Shielding Toddler During Florida Storm

John McKay — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:12:10 +0000

In the ultimate act of selfless courage a Florida mother lost her life shielding her three-year-old daughter when their home was torn apart by a tornado Sunday. She saved the child's life.

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Boy Carried Away By Tornado Survives

John McKay — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:00:50 +0000

A North Carolina boy who was swept up by a tornado has miraculously survived his ordeal.

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Massive Tornado Caught on Film in West Liberty, Kentucky

Mithun Divakaran — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:00:34 +0000

Nature’s force is at times awe-inspiring, but often downright scary. A woman in West Liberty, Kentucky experienced this first hand when she captured footage of a huge tornado heading towards her direction.

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Two Months After Tornadoes, Rubble Remains in Alabama [PHOTOS]

Stephanie Berning — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:45:00 +0000

Nearly two months after an outbreak of tornadoes swept through Alabama and other states, a Casper, Wyoming radio crew went to check out the damage.

Donovan Short from KISS 104.7 FM went to Alabama to visit family and saw the damage that remained after the news crews were long gone.

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New Deadly Tornado Footage

John McKay — Wed, 25 May 2011 20:03:28 +0000

In the aftermath of the Joplin MO tornado and others that have claimed at least 130 lives, new footage of part of a string of twisters that have crossed Kansas, and Oklahoma.

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Missouri Tornado Deadliest In U.S. History [PHOTOS]

The Brad — Tue, 24 May 2011 23:29:08 +0000

Sunday's tornado in Joplin, Missouri is now the deadliest in the U.S. since records of tornado fatalities began being kept more than 60 years ago, CNN reported.

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5 First-Person Tornado Videos From Joplin, MO [Warning: Graphic Language]

The Brad — Mon, 23 May 2011 22:22:32 +0000

The tornado that slammed Joplin, MO on May 22, like the others around the country recently, has resulted in stunning first-person video accounts. With the popularity of video capability on smartphones (not to mention digital cameras) we are now not only seeing the damage closer than ever, but we are also seeing what it's like to wait for the storm, then experience it.

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