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Parents face tough choice when tornadoes bear down

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 this time."Full story

Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

Everything had to come together just perfectly to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla.: wind speed, moisture in the air, temperature and timing. And when they did, the awesome energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima. Full story

Twisters keep returning, but Oklahoma still short on shelters

(Reuters) - The people of central Oklahoma know all too well the destructive power of a tornado, but when a big one rolled toward the town of Moore again on Monday, residents had few basements and storm shelters to run to when the alarm sounded, officials said. Full story

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  Optimism in Oklahoma: One tornado survivor's story

Debbie Guidry lives in Moore, Oklahoma, and her home was destroyed in Monday's deadly tornado. She joins MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell in Moore to tell her story.

  Day two of tornado tragedy in Moore, Oklahoma

The tornado that ravaged Moore, Oklahoma was one of the worst ever recorded. Search and rescue efforts continue as President Obama and FEMA activate emergency relief, and the death toll is revised downward as amazing stories of rescue begin to stream in.  Chris Hayes is joined by Thomas Roberts on t

  Paramedic recalls moments after tornado strike

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell speaks with paramedic crew chief Sean Lauderdale, who aided the search and rescue effort immediately after the Oklahoma tornado passed.

  Inside Plaza Towers Elementary School during the tornado

NBC News's Kate Snow has more on what happened inside Plaza Towers as the tornado ripped through Moore, Oklahoma

  Nurses recall tornado's fury on Moore hospital

Nick Stremble and Shannon Largent were on duty inside the Moore Medical Center as the tornado hit the building. MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell shares their story and also speaks to the Mayor of Moore, Oklahoma.

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Volunteers from Mercy Chefs distribute hot food to tornado victims and rescue workers at a devastated neighborhood on May 21, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma.
  Volunteers from Mercy Chefs distribute hot food to tornado victims and rescue workers at a devastated neighborhood on May 21, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma.

Volunteers from Mercy Chefs distribute hot food to tornado victims and rescue workers at a devastated neighborhood on May 21, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. Families returned to a blasted moonscape that had been an American suburb Tuesday after a monstrous tornado tore through the outskirts of Oklahoma Ci

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Men walk at their backyard of their tornado devastated neighbourhood on May 21, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. Families returned to a blasted moonscape that had been an American suburb Tuesday after a monstrous tornado tore through the outskirts of Oklahoma City, killing at least 24 people. Nine children

Kathy Brockman, left, passes the flame to Dale Miller during a Tuesday May 21, 2013 prayer service for Oklahoma tornado victims at Oak Grove United Methodist Church in Decatur, Ga. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Ben Gray)

Massive Tornado Causes Large Swath Of Destruction In Suburban Moore, Oklahoma
Massive Tornado Causes Large Swath Of Destruction In Suburban Moore, Oklahoma

MOORE, OK - MAY 21: An aerial view of destroyed houses and buildings after a powerful tornado ripped through the area on May 21, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. The town reported a tornado of at least EF4 strength and two miles wide that touched down yesterday killing at least 24 people and leveling every