Many people were able to survive and ride out the tornado thanks to storm shelters. Now there's talk of mandating that they be installed in homes.
Engineers say the best place to be during a tornado is underground, as long as you don't live in a flood zone. But there are other options.
When tornadoes hit central Oklahoma, organizations across the state and the country responded to send aid and help victims with the rebuilding process. Volunteers also came running from Moore and surrounding cities.
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The death toll from Monday's tornado in Moore stands at 24, but officials say six people are still unaccounted for.
President Barack Obama will travel to tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla. Sunday, according to White House spokesman Jay Carney.
Volunteers gathered in Moore Wednesday to pick up the debris after Monday's tornado leveled homes and killed 24 people. Underneath the rubble, the city cemetery where many of the victims will be buried in the coming days.
The principal's voice came on over the intercom at Plaza Towers Elementary School: A severe storm was approaching. But before all of the youngsters could get to safety, the tornado alarm sounded and plans changed quickly.
All of the identities of Monday's Moore tornado victims have released.
The cost of a massive tornado that battered an Oklahoma City suburb could be more than $2 billion, according to a preliminary estimate announced today by the Oklahoma Insurance Department.
Two days after an EF-5 tornado tore through the town of Moore, Okla., residents are being allowed to return to where their homes once stood.
Shelters near Moore are helping around 300 people in the community who have been left homeless by the recent tornado.
Rescue crews worked through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood.
It would be an urban legend arising out of the Oklahoma City tornadoes of May 20, if not for the fact that it happened on television.
From the opening shot of The Voice Tuesday night, thoughts were with the victims of the devastating tornadoes that ripped through Oklahoma a day prior.
Everything had to come together just perfectly to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla.: wind speed, moisture in the air, temperature and timing.

Tulsa's Most Wanted
Charles Yahola, 24, is wanted out of Tulsa County on a felony warrant for failure to appear on a second-degree domestic assault and battery charge.
State/Regional News
The driver of a boat that killed two after it collided with a docked houseboat on Grand Lake last week has admitted to drinking and taking unprescribed medication shortly before the accident, according to a report released Wednesday.
National News
The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time today that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen.
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Problem Solvers
An Owasso firefighter is fighting for his life, but not alone.
It's happening again and again. Identify thieves preying on patriotism, on those who want to show how much they support the troops.
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A big chunk of the Tulsa Public School district's budget comes from property tax. There's enough money owed to make up $20 million in cuts that the district has received over the past five years, according to records from the Tulsa County Treasurer's Office.
For many voters, how they cast their ballot could hinge on the commercials current mayor Dewey Bartlett, former mayor Kathy Taylor and former city councilor Bill Christiansen are airing on television and radio.
Weird News
Some people call it pocket dialing. Others call it butt dialing. Either way, an air of California men face criminal charges after they accidentally called 911.
Celebrity News
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Superstar BEYONCE battled through a secret bout of tonsillitis just one day after kicking off her current world tour.