Tornado Churns through Oklahoma City Suburbs
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Monday, May 20, 2013
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Mile-wide Tornado Churns Across Oklahoma City Suburbs
A huge tornado touched down on Monday near Oklahoma City, and the National Weather Service urged residents to immediately take cover as a massive storm system in the middle of the country threatened to pummel as many as 10 states. “The tornado on the ground right now is huge and has hit through populated areas,” Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin said on CNN. She said it was too early to know the extent of the damage, but live television showed extensive destruction in the area.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or deaths from the tornado, which was near Moore, Oklahoma, in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.
National Weather Service meteorologist Brynn Kerr said a tornado warning had been issued for two counties in central Oklahoma. A warning means that residents should immediately find shelter.
Volunteers Across the South Tend to Storm-Ravaged Communities
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Published April 30, 2011
April 30: Tuscaloosa residents gather in a parking lot where food, water, and supplies are being distributed to those in need in Tuscaloosa, Ala.. (AP)
PRATT CITY, Ala. – Whether it’s refilling blood-pressure medicine or patrolling neighborhoods in a grocery-filled pickup truck, tornado victims in splintered Southern towns say volunteers are ensuring they’re well-fed and warm at night. At least a few, though, say they need more from the government: Help getting into their homes and cleaning up endless debris.
Gov. Robert Bentley had dispatched 2,000 National Guard troops around Alabama to help residents and keep the peace. Many blocked off roads or patrolled neighborhoods to keep away gawkers and looters. Others helped residents sift through their shattered homes.
In Ringgold, Ga., Poplar Springs Baptist Church had been transformed into an informal help center. Crews were dispatched from the church, some with chain saws to chop through the debris, others with bottled water and food. Inside the gymnasium, a barbecue buffet was feeding those without power.
One Killed When Tornado Tears Through Louisiana Town
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Published March 05, 2011
AP – March 5: Residents look at damage from a suspected tornado that injured at least nine people, leveling homes and causing natural gas leaks that prompted evacuations in Rayne, La.
At least one person was killed, and 12 others injured, when a tornado struck the southwestern Louisiana town of Rayne Saturday.
Rayne Mayor Jimbo Petitjean told KATC.com that a mother was protecting her young daughter when a tree fell on their home.
Maxine Trahan, a spokeswoman for the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office, identified the victim as 21-year-old Jalisa Granger.
“She sheltered the child to protect her from the storm and a tree fell on the house and it killed the mother but the child was OK,” Trahan said, adding that a relative who lived nearby found them.
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