Thu, 23 May 2013 04:14:25 GMT

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:14:25 GMT

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:14:24 GMT

A tornado warning was issued for parts ofMassachusettson Wednesday evening as a severe weather storm capable of producing a twister was spotted on radar, forecasters said.The "dangerous storm" was located near Salem, or 11 miles northeast of Amherst, the National Weather Service warned.Residents were told to take cover. No confirmed tornado was spotted, however, and about 45 minutes later the We...

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:23:19 GMT

The earth itself was at least partially to blame for why desperate schoolchildren in Moore, Okla., had nowhere to hide from Mondays devastating tornado.Much of the soil in Oklahoma, including Moore, is red clay -- a porous substance that makes foundations settle and basements and underground tornado shelters leak. Thats the reason we dont have basements, said Tom Bennett of Tulsa, past presid...

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:02:30 GMT

Seven children were found drowned at a tornado-flattened elementary school where rescuers were searching through the night for survivors as parents kept a heart-breaking vigil, officials said.The students killed at Plaza Towers Elementary School were among at least 24 lives claimed by the monster twister that laid to Moore, Okla.Several children and staffers were pulled alive from the ruins of Pla...

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:43:14 GMT

Related:'Major damage' as huge tornado slams Oklahoma

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:31:34 GMT

By Suzanne Choney, Contributing Writer, NBC NewsThe loss of life and stunning devastation in Oklahoma City suburbs after a monster tornado ripped through the area are heart-wrenching. "The streets are just gone. The signs are just gone," said Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, after she toured the area by helicopter Tuesday. And many, many relief organizations are getting the message out on how to help.Am...

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:31:10 GMT

Officials in the Oklahoma City suburb ravaged by deadly tornadoes Monday complained earlier this year about FEMAs foot-dragging over $2 million in federal grants for safe rooms in 800 homes that would protect people from severe weather.Our countywide Hazard Mitigation Plan still has not been approved by the State and FEMA,said a statement posted in February on the City of Moores website. It...

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:56:15 GMT

The photo shows a baby in diapers on a high chair gazing at a white cake with one pink candle. Glen Adkisson of Collinsville, Okla., posted on Facebook that it had been found "in our yard" following Monday's devastating tornadoes.The message below reads:"This photo is of my sisters deceased husband when he was a child. We are from Shawnee Oklahoma. She did live in the trailer park. She and my 7 ...

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:04:09 GMT

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:46:31 GMT

At least 51 people, including 20 children, were among the victims of a enormous tornado that roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, pulverizing entire city blocks and leaving behind miles of mangled cars and splintered wood.Officials warned the death toll was likely to climb, making it among the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history.At one hospital, 85 patients, including 65 children, were...

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:10:52 GMT

When the sirens began blaring and teachers at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., heard that a monstrous tornado was roaring toward their 57-year-old school and its youngest students, there was nowhere to hide.They crouched in hallways and bathrooms, waiting, hoping and praying. Then "the school started coming apart," one neighbor who sought shelter at the school told the Associated Pr...

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:59:53 GMT

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:46:43 GMT

Do tornadoes follow well-worn tracks? Where do the deadliest twisters hit? Will climate change make such storms worse? Monday's devastating tornado in Oklahomaraises some questions for which scientists have ready answers, and others that could puzzle them for years to come:Was this tornado a repeat of a famous twister in 1999?For a time, Monday's storm followed a track that was similar to the pat...

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:46:41 GMT