If you thoughtHurricane Sandywas bad, wait until you see this. Yesterday afternoon, a massive, two-mile-wide tornado ripped through parts of suburban Oklahoma City. Residents were given an 8 minute warning (otherwise known as 'no time at all') to get the hell out of town. When th...
This frame grab provided by KWTV shows a tornado in Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013. Television footage shows flattened buildings and fires after a mile-wide tornado moved through the Oklahoma City area. (Courtesy KWTV/AP Photo) 6:45 p.m.ET A sixth grade student at Briarwood Elementary School...
Seven deaths were reported in Cooke County, Texas, near the Oklahoma border, where a tornado Saturday night plowed through a rural area near a mobile home park, officials said. Storms also killed two people and destroyed houses in Oklahoma, where the injured included guests at an outdoor weddi...
A journalist from Arkansas I spoke with yesterday also noted another benefit of being able to better predict where a tornado is headed. Historically, throughout many areas of the South and Midwest, tornado sirens and warnings would be issued for very-large areas. Two whole counties perhaps. Thi...
Clinton Promises Twister Relief: Oklahoma, Kansas to Get $12.5 MillionDEL CITY, Okla. - President Clinton yesterday toured this tornado-ravaged community and...Cain, Andrew
As I wrote yesterday, Dr. Grace responded to the Oklahoma Parent Legislative Action Committee (OK-PLAC) questionnaire, and that Walters did not. One of their questions was about the use of vouchers and accountability for funds. Frankly, Walters runs from questions like this. Maybe it’s becau...
I'm starting to suspect that Oklahoma meteorologists are highly invested in milk and bread companies. Yesterday's snow was forecasted to be worryingly deep, but most of the state never reached the freezing point and the snowpack didn't even cover the leaves in most places. ...
aThat under the radar reputation is quickly becoming yesterday's news. The Spurs have the longest winning streak in the league, and the ease with which they are turning away the Oklahoma City Thunder has some analysts believing the Spurs may run the table in the playoffs, something that has...
It is expected to take at least a year to rebuild the two schools that were destroyed by the tornado. In the meantime, these students will begin attending school at temporary locations when the school year starts on Aug. 15. Families who attend the Student Strong event will be given va...
Seven deaths were reported in Cooke County, Texas, near the Oklahoma border, where a tornado Saturday night plowed through a rural area near a mobile home park, officials said. Storms also killed two people and destroyed houses in Oklahoma, where the injured included guests at an outdoor weddi...