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04/19/2007


Birth of the Oklahoma City Tornado: VIDEO

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One Oklahoma man captured the the deadly tornado that has killed at least 91 people, 20 of them children as it formed in Newcastle. Our thoughts today will be with with those victims as the search for survivors continues.

The tornado touched down at 2:56 p.m., 16 minutes after the first warning went out, and traveled for 20 miles, said Keli Pirtle, a spokeswoman for the National Weather Service in Norman, Okla. It was on the ground for 40 minutes, she said. It struck the town of Newcastle and traveled about 10 miles to Moore, a populous suburb of Oklahoma City.

Ms. Pirtle said preliminary data suggested that it was a Category 4 tornado on the Enhanced Fujita scale, which measures tornado strength on a scale of 0 to 5. A definitive assessment will not be available until Tuesday, she said.

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Terrifying Footage of the Oklahoma City Tornado: VIDEO

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Our thoughts tonight are with the people of Moore, a suburb of Oklahoma City, after a massive tornado ripped through town causing multiple fatalities.

USA Today:

A massive, mile-wide tornado with winds up to 200 mph spent 40 minutes on the ground as it devastated homes, schools and businesses across southern Oklahoma City and its suburbs Monday afternoon.

At least 10 deaths were confirmed, according to multiple media reports.

Catastrophic damage was reported in Moore, where two elementary schools were destroyed, including one that took a direct hit. Several children were pulled alive from the rubble of Plaza Towers Elementary, but there were no immediate reports of rescues or casualties at Briarwood Elementary...

...The preliminary rating of the tornado that hit Moore about 3 p.m. CT is at least an EF-4, which means wind speeds of from 166 to 200 mph, the National Weather Service said.

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UPDATE: Photos of one of the elementary schools here. At many as 24 students may have died at one of the schools. A before/after photo of Moore here. Just sickening.

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Jack Black Does the Weather Forecast, Wants a Kiss, Down Under: VIDEO

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Jack Black and Kyle Gass delivered the weather forecast in New Zealand as only Tenacious D can deliver it, AFTER THE JUMP...

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Ice Tsunami Comes Ashore in Minnesota, Destroys Homes: VIDEO

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Check out these incredible videos out of Lake Mille Lacs, Minnesota, where ice sheets created by a sudden change in temperature are coming ashore and destroying homes.

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KTLA Weatherman Tricked into Wishing 'Huge Anus' a Happy Birthday on Live TV: VIDEO

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KTLA meteorologist Henry DiCarlo was wishing happy birthdays and anniversaries to a list of viewers on the morning newscast and fell for one of the oldest tricks in the book.

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Have a 'Slow and Slutty' Valentine's Day: VIDEO

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It's in the forecast for Thursday, AFTER THE JUMP...

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