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President Barack Obama is set Tuesday morning to publicly offer his support and the nation's for Oklahoma, which is reeling from a deadly tornado. The president's remarks follow a briefing he received Tuesday morning on the disaster from his assistant for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco, Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano, chief of staff [...]
President Barack Obama is set to make a statement at 10 a.m. ET on the deadly tornadoes that struck Moore, Okla., Monday. Early reports Tuesday indicate 51 people were killed in the storm, though that number may change in either direction as the day goes on.
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The Moore tornado has reportedly killed up to 100 horses at a popular area attraction, the 106-acre Orr Family Farm near Moore, Oklahoma. The devastating F4 tornado — which could be upgraded to an F5 when its full impact is understood by the National Weather Service — took at least 91 human lives when it [...]Show More Summary
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At least 91 people were killed in the devastating tornado yesterday in Moore, Oklahoma. That number is expected to rise. KFOR reported: Officials have confirmed at least 91 people have been killed in the Moore tornado Monday. The medical examiner’s … Continue reading ?
“It is going to go higher."
President Barack Obama is to deliver a statement at 10 a.m. on the tornadoes that swept through towns in Oklahoma and left at least 51 people dead.
Post by Sasha Brown-Worsham The initial death toll for the devastating 2-mile wide tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma for a shocking 40 minutes Monday afternoon is 51. Though it will likely continue to climb, at least 20 of the dead are children. Show More Summary
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Twenty children are among the dead, and the toll is expected to rise.
CNN is reporting that the death toll from today’s massive tornado in Moore, Oklahoma is now at least 91. That’s 40 more dead than they had been previously reported, with scores of people – many of them children – still missing. Here is the earlier report: Moore, Oklahoma (CNN) — Rescue workers raced against time [...]
At least fifty-one people are dead in Oklahoma today, and officials estimate that figure will rise quite a bit over the next few days after the full toll of the tornado is fully investigated. From donating money to offering prayers, people are trying to do everything they can in the natural disaster?s wake to help out. Show More Summary
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After "the biggest, most destructive tornado in the history of the world," ravages Oklahoma, state officials say 37 people are dead — including a 3-month-old baby and a 4-year-old child. This footage of the destruction is mind-blowing. Read more...
This is so unbearably tragic!! Mother nature struck Oklahoma with very little warning earlier today, demolishing good chunks of Oklahoma City suburbs and killing at least 37 people!! With winds reportedly in excess of 200mph and with a base over a mile wide (above), there is an unfathomable amount of debris and destruction in the tornado's wake. Glenn [...]
A two-mile-wide tornado touched down in a suburb of Oklahoma City today, leveling the suburb of Moore and leaving at least 10 dead reports CNN. “It is absolutely devastating, this is horrific,” Oklahoma Lt. Governor said, as per ABC News. “We’re going to have fatalities. … We’re going to have significant injuries. … We just don’t know [...]
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Tornado strength is currently measured on what is called the Enhanced Fujita Scale, which gives the tornado a rating from 0 to 5 based on estimated wind speeds and the severity of the damage.