Multiple tornadoes on the ground near Oklahoma City region (May 31, 2013)

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Source: http://www.foxnews.com/weather/2013/...east-oklahoma/


Tornado touches down west of Oklahoma City
Published May 31, 2013
FoxNews.com

DEVELOPING: A massive tornado has touched down west of Oklahoma City where it has done damage and it is headed toward Oklahoma City.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado emergency for the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Weather service forecaster Daryl Williams says the emergency issued Friday evening includes Oklahoma City and some suburbs...

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Multiple tornadoes on the ground near Oklahoma City region

Multiple warnings in several counties. Reports of tornado on the ground in northern part of City of Moore.


From Twitter:

NWS Norman @NWSNorman 8m
710pm - KWTV helicopter shows that I-35 is a parking lot. Horrible. #okwx

Northbound I-35 closed in Oklahoma City; stranded drivers in path of tornado - @NWSNorman

NWS Norman @NWSNorman 7m
URGENT!!!! If you are stuck in traffic on I-35, you are in danger! Please try to get to a building or safe shelter! #okwx

Oklahoma Highway Patrol says motorists injured, missing in Oklahoma City storm - @AP

NWS Norman @NWSNorman 1m

740pm - developing tornado S of Del City moving toward Tinker AFB! #okwx
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NWS Norman NWS Norman @NWSNorman 3m

738pm - new tornado warning being issued for circulation SW Canadian County #okwx

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Re: Multiple tornadoes on the ground near Oklahoma City region

Live streaming: http://kfor.com/on-air/live-streaming/

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Re: Multiple tornadoes on the ground near Oklahoma City region

Severe damage and injuries reported on highways, interstates between El Reno and Tinker, Oklahoma - @kfor broadcast


And there is also major activity in other parts of the country - WI, MO, KS, IL

The Weather Channel @weatherchannel 1m
Tornado Warning for Jackson and Trempealeau Counties in WI until 8:30 PM CDT

The Weather Channel @weatherchannel 2m
Tornado Warning for Franklin, Jefferson and St. Louis Counties in MO until 8:30 PM CDT

The Weather Channel @weatherchannel 14m
Tornado Warning for Cherokee County in KS until 8:15 PM CDT

The Weather Channel @weatherchannel 1m
Tornado Warning for Monroe County in IL until 8:30 PM CDT

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Re: Tornado in the Oklahoma City area

Tornado rakes Oklahoma City area; 1 death reported

Michael Winter, USA TODAY9:11 p.m. EDT May 31, 2013
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At least one tornado hit Oklahoma City and the metro area Friday night, as a series of violent storms caused destruction and panic across a wide area.

One person was reported dead.

Another tornado was reported on the ground and headed toward Moore, where a mammoth May 20 twister killed 24 people and left the southern Oklahoma City suburb in ruins, KOKH-TV reported.

More than 49,000 people had lost power in the area. The National Weather Service warned of serious flash flooding.

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2013/05/31/tornado-oklahoma/2378497/

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Re: Multiple tornadoes on the ground near Oklahoma City region

NWS Norman @NWSNorman 7m

837pm - PRELIM tornado tracks for S OKC and Tinker AFB #okwx pic.twitter.com/n2tT12U0Qz

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8:50 am
Sun June 2, 2013

Veteran Storm Chaser Among Those Killed In Oklahoma

By Eyder Peralta

Tim Samaras had one passion in life: Tornadoes. He told The Weather Channel that when he was kid, his mother sat him down in front of The Wizard of Oz and he was immediately entranced by the violent, dark twister that tore through the landscape.

Samaras went on to become one of the premiere storm chasers in the country. He was an engineer who designed probes that captured information at the base of the tornado, the part that can destroy homes and buildings in seconds.

The problem ? and the exhilarating part ? is that in order for those probes to work, they had to be put in the path of the tornado. It meant Samaras and his team would head out every spring to Tornado Alley in search of the mythical storms.

On Friday during one of those missions, Samaras, along with his 24-year-old son Paul and his friend 45-year-old Carl Young were caught by the large tornado that tore through El Reno, Okla.

The three of them were among the nine who were killed.
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Full text:

http://www.kvpr.org/post/veteran-storm-chaser-among-those-killed-oklahoma

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Re: Multiple tornadoes on the ground near Oklahoma City region (May 31, 2013)

Death toll climbs to 18 in Oklahoma tornado outbreak

Published June 03, 2013
FoxNews.com

The death toll climbed to 18 Monday as search crews recovered more bodies after an outbreak of tornadoes tore through the Oklahoma City area on May 31.

Among the victims are six children and twelve adults, including three veteran storm chasers.

The National Weather Service says five tornadoes touched down Friday, along with heavy rain that caused widespread flooding. Some victims have been difficult to find because their bodies floated away.

The Oklahoma City Fire Department says a 34-year-old woman remains missing.

The death of Tim Samaras, star of Discovery Channel's "Storm Chasers," along with his son Paul and colleague Carl Young, has raised questions over whether the risk of dashing off into violent storms in Tornado Alley is too great.
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Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/06/03...#ixzz2VG1embbM