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Michiana woman with ties to Oklahoma finds way to help
Two Michiana women were moved to help set up a stuff a truck donation in Mishawaka. They recruited Notre Dame students to help and for one volunteer, it was very personal. Sarah Smith is more than a volunteer collecting donations for tornado victims...Tags: Tornadoes, Air Transportation Delays
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Police warn about charity scams after disasters
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State police are warning Indiana residents to be wary of people seeking donations for tornado relief because scammers often try to profit after disasters. Police say people should be skeptical of those going door-to-door or...Tags: Tornadoes
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Parents face tough choice when tornadoes bear down
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: "We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over. Students are being released to parents only at...
Tags: Tornadoes, Health and Safety at School, Briarwood, Teaching and Learning, Tetanus
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OKLAHOMA TORNADO UPDATE: 9 of 24 confirmed dead were children
MOORE, Okla. (AP) - The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including nine children. Spokeswoman Amy Elliott said Tuesday morning that she believes some victims were...Tags: Tornadoes
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Damage surveys show 2 weak tornadoes hit C. Ind.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The National Weather Service says storm surveys show two weak tornadoes struck central Indiana. It says an EF0 tornado occurred around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday just south of the Putnam County town of Roachdale and was on the ground...
Tags: Tornadoes, National Weather Service
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Local Red Cross ready to help Okla.
ELKHART – If you’re interested in helping the tornado victims in Oklahoma, you may contact the Elkhart County chapter of the American Red Cross. The office is getting ready for possible deployment to Oklahoma. It has an extensive network...
Tags: Tornadoes, American Red Cross
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Tornado safety zones
It may be too soon to know what all the lessons from the Moore, Oklahoma tornado will be, but important lessons always come from these disasters. Several were learned just 2 years ago tomorrow. That's when an EF-5 tornado hit Joplin Missouri,...Tags: Tornadoes, Weather Warnings, Joplin Tornado (2011), Weather, National Weather Service
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Looking back at historic tornadoes in Michiana
WSBT-TVThe past several days have been extremely violent in the plains and parts of the Midwest. Many are wondering -- can we expect severe weather as extreme as what we've seen out west? For those of us who have lived here for several years, we have all...Tags: Tornadoes
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Teachers credited with saving students in Okla.
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — The principal's voice came on over the intercom at Plaza Towers Elementary School: A severe storm was approaching and students were to go to the cafeteria and wait for their parents to pick them up. But before all of the...
Tags: Tornadoes, Briarwood, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Students
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DONATE: Red Cross helping tornado victims across the Midwest
WASHINGTON, Monday, May 20, 2013 — The American Red Cross is helping people in the Midwest with shelter, food, relief supplies and emotional comfort after tornadoes over the last couple of days injured many people and destroyed homes. As many as...
Tags: Tornadoes, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, House Building, Weather Warnings, American Red Cross
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NWS: Deadly Okla. tornado had winds up to 200 mph
MOORE, Okla. (AP) - The National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Moore, Okla., had wind speeds up to 200 mph. The weather service's preliminary classification of Monday afternoon's tornado was an EF-4 on the enhanced Fujita scale. 2...Tags: Tornadoes, National Weather Service
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Tornadoes hit Kan., Okla.; no injuries reported
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say tornadoes have touched down in Wichita, Kan., and a suburb of Oklahoma City but there are no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage. Sedgwick County, Kan., emergency management director Randy Duncan...Tags: Tornadoes, National Weather Service
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