Satellite Imagery Shows Before + After Moore, Oklahoma Tornado
We have all seen pictures from the destruction after the Moore, Okla. tornado. I heard an estimate that 13,000 homes were damaged, and the tornado caused up to $2 billion in damages.
We have all seen pictures from the destruction after the Moore, Okla. tornado. I heard an estimate that 13,000 homes were damaged, and the tornado caused up to $2 billion in damages.
Those who have had a loved one pass away are often looking for small signs that the person is still with them and watching over them — like pennies found in odd places or at important moments.
The next few days, weeks and months are going to be important moments for those in Moore, Okla
Those who have had a loved one pass away are often looking for small signs that the person is still with them and watching over them -- like pennies found in odd places or at important moments.
The next few days, weeks and months are going to be important moments for those in Moore, Okla. devastated by Monday's deadly tornado, filled with recovery, rebuilding and healing. And we want our listeners to be the ones sending those small signs of hope.
The tragedy in Oklahoma has leveled complete neighborhoods.
Officials in Oklahoma have lowered the number of deaths suffered to 24 in the massive tornado that swept through the town of Moore Monday night. Originally, the figure had been as high as 51, probably a result of double-counting.
Obviously the stories coming out of Oklahoma have been heartbreaking. I'm doing all I can to not only pay tribute and respect, but also to find a glimmer of hope in some of this. Here is my glimmer for this hour...
News and updates continue to pour in after the Oklahoma tornado, and the footage we've seen has been hard to watch. Entire communities have been leveled in the 10-minute storm. The local NBC station called it "the biggest, most destructive tornado in history."
Like most of the country, I'm glued to the coverage of what's unfolding in Oklahoma. Entire buildings flatted...vehicles tossed like crumpled foil...communities that are all but non-existent.
An enormous tornado with a debris cloud two miles wide tore through the metropolitan area just south of Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon.
UPDATE 9:28 p.m. EST: At least 51 people were killed in the storm, including seven children from Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, according to KFOR in Oklahoma City. The news station reported that 75 student and staff were inside the school when the storm struck. Officials said Monday night that the search of the rubble remaining of the school had turned to a recovery mission.
This is one of the many reasons I will not miss living in the South -- TORNADOES! They scare me, and I can't even imagine what I would do if I had one coming towards me like this!