Oklahoma
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Oklahoma tornado outbreak: Toby Keith, Garth Brooks plan relief concert
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Another star-studded country music concert is planned to benefit victims of the deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma last month.
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Steven Corky Daniels arrested in Moore, Okla. for stealing copper
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The Oklahoman reports that Steven Corky Daniels, a Harrisonburg resident, was arrested last Sunday in Moore. He told police that he drove from Virginia to the disaster scene to with the intent of lifting steel and copper wire.
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El Reno tornado was widest on record in United States, NWS says
Last Friday's tornado that ripped through El Reno, Okla. and the Oklahoma City area was measured at 2.6 miles wide, the National Weather Service says, making it the widest tornado on record in this country.
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Tim Samaras killed chasing Oklahoma tornado
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You've seen the instantly addicting videos on-line of storm chasers. Those who chase storms say it's the ultimate adrenaline rush. But as we saw over the weekend in Oklahoma, it can also be deadly.
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Tim Samaras, storm chasers die in Oklahoma
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After years of sharing dramatic videos with television viewers and weather researchers, Tim Samaras, his son Paul and colleague Carl Young died chasing a storm that killed 13 in Oklahoma City and its suburbs.
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Heroes For The Homeland: Maryland First Responders Help Oklahoma Tornado Victims
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Volunteers with the Maryland-based organization, Heroes For The Homeland are on their way to Oklahoma to bring needed supplies and provide assistance to first responders helping tornado victims.
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Oklahoma City tornado: 12 killed in second major tornado
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The storm toppled cars and left commuters trapped on an interstate highway as it bore down during Friday's evening rush. Nine people were reported killed, including a mother and baby found in a vehicle.
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Oklahoma City tornado outbreak: Oklahoma slammed again by Plains tornado outbreak
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Tornadoes rolled in from the prairie and slammed Oklahoma City and its suburbs on Friday, killing a mother and baby and crumbling cars and tractor-trailers along a major interstate.
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16 tornadoes reported in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Wisconsin Thursday
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The last week has been most active of the season, with 1,000 severe weather reports in just seven days including 16 tornadoes reported Thursday in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Wisconsin.
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Oklahoma tornado warning issued
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The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., warns there's a moderate risk of severe weather over much of eastern and central Oklahoma on Thursday - the same area where a tornado last week killed 24 people in Moore.
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Thunderstorms slow Oklahoma tornado cleanup
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A band of thunderstorms battered the Oklahoma City area Thursday, slowing cleanup operations in the suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes this week.
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Oklahoma tornado destroyed 12,000 homes, President Obama to visit
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Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett says 12,000 to 13,000 homes were affected by the tornado that tore through a city suburb. President Obama will see the wreckage first hand on Sunday when he travels to Moore.
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Heroes for the Homeland plans to send volunteers to Moore
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As soon as the twister hit Moore Monday, one local organization, Heroes for the Homeland, knew it had to go and help.
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Oklahoma tornado: Shriver's 'Save the Children' helps young survivors
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Mark Shriver of "Save the Children" says the damage left from Monday's vast tornado is worse than what he saw after hurricanes Katrina and Sandy. His thoughts quickly turned to the children.
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Oklahoma tornado: Search for survivors nearly complete
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Monday's tornado that tore through Oklahoma killed at least 24 people and destroyed countless homes. Rescue workers have been searching tirelessly for survivors and victims, and officials said Tuesday they planned to keep going.
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Red Cross headquarters coordinates Okla. response
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Within hours of Monday’s storm, disaster relief crews began arriving in Moore, Okla. to offer food, shelter and comfort. The Red Cross' Digital Operations Center monitors what is happening in the disaster area.
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Tornado Watch issued for parts of Oklahoma, Texas
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Sections of Oklahoma and Texas, some of which have already been badly damaged by severe storms, have been placed under a Tornado Watch by the National Weather Service.
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Oklahoma tornado: Barack Obama declares major disaster after storm
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President Barack Obama says he is instructing his disaster response team to get tornado victims in Oklahoma everything they need "right away."
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