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Tornados Ravage Plains, Oklahoma

Crews comb devastation in Oklahoma: Confirmed death toll lowered to 24

Rescue teams combed through pulverized buildings and splintered homes early Tuesday after one of the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history blasted through Oklahoma City and its suburbs, killing at least 24 people, including nine children.
The confirmed death toll from the Oklahoma medical examiner was lowered from an earlier figure of 51, illustrating the confusion in what was left of the shattered city of Moore. Authorities cautioned that the toll could change again.
In Moore, where police said 19 people had been killed, entire blocks appeared as though they had been razed, and cars were mangled beyond recognition. Piled up where houses once stood were scraps of wood, shredded clothes, glass and metal.
At least 120 people were injured in what President Barack Obama called “one of the most destructive tornadoes in history.”
Children were among the many missing after the tornado struck Monday afternoon and delivered a direct hit to two elementary schools. Seven children drowned in a pool of water at Plaza Towers Elementary School, which was all but leveled, officials said. The twister also laid waste to a hospital.
“It’s absolutely huge. It’s horrific,” Gov. Mary Fallin said on NBC’s TODAY. “It looked like somebody set off something that destroyed structures. Not blocks, but miles.”
The threat was not over: Lightning flashed over rescue and cleanup crews, and forecasters warned that more “large and devastating” tornadoes were possible,with Dallas and other big cities in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas also at risk.
Two satellite views show Moore, Okla., before (Top) and after (Bottom) the passage of a powerful EF5 tornado, which passed through the town on May 20, destroying homes, schools and businesses and killing 24 people, including 10 children.
The death toll was revised after authorities determined that some people had been counted twice in the chaos after the storm, said Amy Elliott, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner.
The dead included the 19 in Moore and five in southern neighborhoods of Oklahoma City, said Moore police Sgt. Jeremy Lewis. The children killed included the seven at Plaza Towers and one at Briarwood Elementary School, he said.
Terry Watkins of the Department of Emergency Management said 101 people had been found alive by search teams. Survivors described a tornado of remarkable size and power — weather authorities said it packed wind of up to 200 mph — and marveled that they had made it out alive.
The twister cut a path similar to a tornado outbreak that ravaged Oklahoma and Kansas on May 3, 1999, killing 46 people and damaging or destroying more than 8,000 homes. Wind in that outbreak was clocked at 318 mph, the fastest ever recorded.
The twister was a mile wide at its base, according to The Weather Channel. A reporter for KFOR said the tornado kicked up a cloud of debris perhaps two miles wide. The National Weather Service initially classified the storm as an EF4, the second-strongest type, with winds of 166 to 200 mph.
An aerial view shows destroyed houses and buildings on May 21 in Moore, Okla.

John Wilson surveys the neighborhood May 22 from atop the rubble that was once a home his son and ex-wife shared before the neighborhood was destroyed by a tornado that ripped through the area.

Thomas Trowbridge, left, with wife Kelcy, center, and her mother, Cindy Moore, salvage items May 22 from Trowbridge's house, which was destroyed by the tornado two days before in Moore, Okla. The Category 5 tornado killed at least 24 people and left behind extensive damage to homes and businesses.

Jesse Edgar takes a break while helping salvage items at a friend's home on May 22 in Moore, Okla. Cleanup continues two days after a huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb.

Dean Dye looks over a storm shelter on May 22 in a home that was destroyed by a tornado in Moore, Okla. The shelter is across the street from Dye's daughter's home, which was damaged by the storm.

Men push over what remains of a chimney May 22 in a destroyed home two days after a killer tornado hit in Moore, Okla. The storm is estimated to have contained winds of more than 200 miles per hour.

Joe Bell recovers a mixer in what remains of his kitchen, May 22, after a tornado destroyed his house in Oklahoma City, Okla.

A tornado survivor looks through a pile of clothing at a road side relief camp on May 22, in Moore, Okla. As rescue efforts in Oklahoma wound down, residents turned to the daunting task of cleanup and rebuilding.

A sign reads 'God Bless Moore' as workers make repairs on May 22 to the Warren theatre in Moore, Okla., which was left devastated by a tornado.

A woman searches for her possessions at sunset in the Moore, Oklahoma on May 21.

Volunteers from Mercy Chefs distribute hot food to tornado victims and rescue workers at a devastated neighborhood on May 21, in Moore, Oklahoma.

Standy Stewart, right, and her pregnant daughter-in-law Robyn Rojas have their dinner at what is left of their home on May 21 in Moore, Okla.


A man salvages items from what is left of a bedroom of his home on May 21 in Moore, Okla.

Two frightened and apparently lost dogs sit on a coffee table top in a destroyed neighborhood in Moore, Okla., on May 21.

A chair sits against a bare tree next to a destroyed home on May 21 in Moore, Okla.

An aerial view of an entire neighborhood destroyed by Monday's tornado is shown on May 21, 2013, in Moore, Okla. At least 24 people, including nine children, were killed in the massive tornado that flattened homes and a school in Moore, on Monday afternoon.


US Air Force Airman First Class Justin Acord sifts through the rubble of his father-in-law's home in Moore, Oklahoma, on May 21.


Destroyed vehicles lie in the rubble outside the Plaza Towers Elementary school in Moore, Oklahoma, on May 21, after the school was destroyed by a massive tornado on May 20. Emergency workers pulled more than 100 survivors from the rubble of homes, schools and a hospital in an Oklahoma town hit by a powerful tornado.


An aerial view shows homes damaged by Monday's tornado as others appear untouched, on May 21, in Moore, Okla. At least 24 people, including nine children, were killed in the massive tornado that flattened homes and a school in Moore, on Monday afternoon.


Lea Bessinger salvages a picture of Jesus as she and her son Josh Bessinger sort through the rubble of the elder Bessinger's tornado-ravaged home, on May 21, in Moore, Okla.


Austin Brock holds cat Tutti, shortly after the animal was retrieved from the rubble of Brock's home, which was demolished a day earlier when a tornado moved through Moore, Okla., on May 21.


An aerial view shows Tower Plazas Elementary school in Moore, Okla., on May 21, as rescue workers make their way through the structure.


A girl rides her bike through a destroyed neighborhood the day after a tornado hit Moore, Okla., on May 21.


AT&T employees sort through tangled phone lines as they clean up in a tornado-ravaged neighborhood, on May 21, in Moore, Okla.


Members of Nebraska Task Force 1 search a destroyed building the day after a tornado hit in Moore, Oklahoma, on May 21.


People recover belongings from the rubble of a home in Moore, Oklahoma, on May 21.


A mangled highway sign rises along Interstate 35 as traffic slowly moves along the stretch the day after a tornado hit in Moore, Oklahoma, May 21.
Oklahoma National Guard soldiers and airmen working with emergency crews as they look for survivors from a devastating tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., on Monday, May 20. President Obama declared a major disaster in Oklahoma after a powerful tornado tore through parts of the state.


A child calls to his father after being pulled from the rubble of the Tower Plaza Elementary School following a tornado in Moore, Okla., on May 20.

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An aerial photo shows damage to Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., after it was hit by a massive tornado on May 20.


Two girls stand in rubble after a tornado struck Moore, Okla., on May 20.


A massive twister near Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, May 20.

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An aerial photo shows the remains of homes hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., on May 20.


Cindy Wilson texts friends after her home in Moore was destroyed in the tornado. Cindy and her husband took cover in their bathtub when the tornado hit. Cindy received a deep gash to her forehead and her wound was treated by first responders at the scene.


The remains of homes hit by a massive tornado are seen in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20.


A teacher hugs a child at Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City on May 20.


Children wait for their parents to arrive at Briarwood Elementary school after it was struck by a tornado on May 20.


A fire burns in the Tower Plaza Addition in Moore, Okla., after a tornado hit on May 20.


A man looks through the remains of a home after a huge tornado struck Moore, Okla, Monday, May 20.


Parents reunite with their children at Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school on May 20.


Teachers carry children away from Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school on May 20.


A fire chief coordinates rescue workers at Briarwood Elementary school on May 20.

Yesterday afternoon, a monster tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City. The twister, with winds of at least 200 mph, traveled for 20 miles, leaving a two-mile-wide path of destruction, flattening homes, smashing vehicles, and killing at least 24 people. This is a developing story, and the photos will be updated later today. (This entry previously stated a death toll of 91 -- that number has been officially downgraded to 24, as of 9 am)


A massive tornado moves past homes in Moore, Oklahoma, on Monday, May 20, 2013. A tornado as much as a mile (1.6 kilometers) wide with winds up to 200 mph (320 kph) roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) 


A fire burns in the Tower Plaza Addition in Moore, Oklahoma, following a tornado, on May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) 


This aerial photo shows the remains of homes hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, on May 20, 2013.(AP Photo/Steve Gooch) 


An aerial photo of a neighborhood hit by a massive tornado in Moore, on May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Steve Gooch) 


An aerial photo of homes hit by the tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, on May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Steve Gooch) 


A woman carries a child through a field near the collapsed Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, on May 20, 2013. The relationship between the woman and the child was not immediately known. (AP Photo Sue Ogrocki) 

An aerial photo showing damage to Plaza Towers Elementary School after it was hit by a massive tornado in Moore, on May 20, 2013. Rescue workers and a helicopter can be seen at lower right. (AP Photo/Steve Gooch) 

Rescue workers dig through the rubble of a collapsed wall at the Plaza Tower Elementary School to free trapped students in Moore, on May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) 

A child is pulled from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, and passed along to rescuers, on May 20, 2013.(AP Photo Sue Ogrocki) 

A child is carried from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School, on May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) 

A boy is pulled from beneath a collapsed wall at the Plaza Towers Elementary School, on May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/ Sue Ogrocki) 

A woman is pulled out from under tornado debris at the Plaza Towers School in Moore, Oklahoma, on May 20, 2013.(AP Photo Sue Ogrocki) 

A woman walks through what remains of a bowling alley, and other buildings, after a huge tornado struck Moore, near Oklahoma City, on May 20, 2013. (Reuters/Richard Rowe) 

A dead dog lies covered in the driveway of a home after a tornado struck Moore, on May 20, 2013. (Reuters/Gene Blevins) 

People walk through a damaged area near the Moore Warren Theater after a powerful tornado ripped through the area on May 20, 2013.(Brett Deering/Getty Images) 

An aerial photo shows the remains of tornado-damaged houses in Moore, on May 20, 2013. A tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school.(AP Photo/Steve Gooch) 

Piles of debris and mangled trees remain after a powerful tornado ripped through the area, on May 20, 2013.(Brett Deering/Getty Images) 

Flipped vehicles are piled up outside the heavily damaged Moore Medical Center on May 20, 2013. (Brett Deering/Getty Images) 

A girl tries to keep warm near the Moore Hospital after a tornado that destroyed buildings and overturned cars, on May 20, 2013.(Reuters/Gene Blevins) 

This aerial photo shows the remains of homes, after being flattened by a massive tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, on May 20, 2013.(AP Photo/Steve Gooch) 

A battered, muddy vehicle destroyed by a huge tornado sits on a street in Moore, on May 20, 2013. (Reuters/Richard Rowe) 

Destroyed automobiles and debris block the entrance to a commercial building after a huge tornado struck Moore, on May 20, 2013. Broken-off branches can be seen jutting out of the building's facade. (Reuters/Richard Rowe) 

People look at the damage in the parking lot of Moore Hospital after a tornado struck Moore, on May 20, 2013. (Reuters/Gene Blevins) 

The hood of car is wedged into the front window of the Moore Medical Center after a powerful tornado ripped through the area on May 20, 2013. (Brett Deering/Getty Images) 

A church steeple lies on the ground after it was toppled by a huge tornado which struck near Oklahoma City, on May 20, 2013.(Reuters/Richard Rowe) 

An aerial photo of a section of Moore struck by the massive tornado on May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Steve Gooch) 

An aerial photo of a neighborhood in Moore destroyed by the massive tornado on May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Steve Gooch) 

A man and two children walk through debris after a huge tornado struck Moore, on May 20, 2013. (Reuters/Richard Rowe) 

A vehicle lies upside down in the road after a powerful tornado ripped through the area on May 20, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma.(Brett Deering/Getty Images) 

Carlos and Kim Caudillo stand in the debris of their home after a powerful tornado ripped through Moore, Oklahoma on May 20, 2013.(Brett Deering/Getty Images) 

Gene Tripp sits in his rocking chair at the spot where his home stood, before it was destroyed by a tornado in Oklahoma City on May 20.

A couple searches for belongings after a tornado struck Moore, Okla., May 20.

Members of the American Red Cross distribute food at a command center, May 21, 2013, the day after a killer tornado hit in Moore, Okla.. The storm, estimated to contain winds up to 200 miles per hour flattened homes and schools, killed dozens of people and injured many others.

The remains of homes hit by a massive tornado are seen in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20.

Overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado touched down in Moore, Okla. on May 20. The huge tornado was given a preliminary rating of at least EF4, or the second highest strength level, with winds of up to 200 miles per hour.

Two men attempt to pry open a door on a car to check for victims in a business parking lot west of I-35 south of 4th Street in Moore, Okla., on Monday, May 20.

Rescue workers help free one of the 15 people that were trapped at a medical building at the Moore hospital complex after a tornado tore through the area of Moore, Okla., May 20.

A man looks at a boulder that hit a car after a tornado struck Moore, Okla., May 20.

Rescue workers help free one of the 15 people that were trapped at a medical building at the Moore hospital complex after a tornado tore through the area of Moore, Okla., May 20.

Rescue workers dig through the rubble of a collapsed wall at the Plaza Tower Elementary School to free trapped students in Moore, Okla., following a tornado Monday.

People watch and wait in front of the Towers Plaza Elementary school in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20.

A boy is pulled from beneath a collapsed wall at the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla. on Monday.

A woman carries an injured child to a triage center near the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., on May 20.

Lightning from a thunderstorm passes over Clearwater, Kansas, in an open field on May 19. A massive storm front swept north through the central United States on Sunday, hammering the region with fist-sized hail, blinding rain and tornadoes, including a half-mile wide twister that struck near Oklahoma City.

Earlene Langley, left, and Jerry Dirks, hug following a tornado that struck Dirks' home just south of Carney Okla., on May 19. Dirks was in her cellar at the time the tornado hit.

Wesley Little looks through the large opening in the roof of his home's family room after a tornado swept through the area. Little and his wife, Barbara, have lived in this home for 25 years and took shelter in the basement with 6 other people and four dogs.

A tornado touches down southwest of Wichita near the town of Viola, Kansas, on May, 19. The tornado was part of a line of storms that passed through the Central Plains states.

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Residents walk down a street in Carney, Okla., after a tornado swept through the area on May 19.


Leah Hill, of Shawnee, Okla., is hugged by friend Sidney Sizemore, as they look through Hill's scattered belongings from her home which was destroyed by a tornado, west of Shawnee, on May 19. A tornado half a mile wide struck near Oklahoma City on Sunday, part of a massive storm front that hammered the central United States.


An aerial view of the damage from tornadoes that touched down near Shawnee Twin Lakes, Okla., on May 19.


Residents help repair the roof of their neighbor's house which was damaged by a fallen tree when a tornado swept through Shawnee, Okla. on May 19.


Seven-year-old Katrina Ash, right, holds a doll as she waits in the back of a truck with her grandfather, Michael Bowen, left, after a tornado ripped through their neighborhood near Dale, Okla., on May 19. Residents are not being allowed back into the neighborhood as search and rescue efforts take place.


The funnel of a tornadic thunderstorm almost touches the ground near South Haven, Kansas, on May 19.


Debris is seen at a mobile home park which was destroyed by a tornado on Sunday, west of Shawnee, Okla. on May 19


A semi-tractor trailer lies on its side against the guard rails on Interstate 40 as another trailer lies broken open on the road below after falling from I-40, following a tornado strike near Highway 177 north of Shawnee, Okla., on May 19.


Damaged cars on May 19 after a tornado swept past I-40 at the junction with US 177 on the west side of Shawnee, Okla.




















































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