How to help Oklahoma tornado victims How to help Oklahoma tornado victims

By Suzanne Choney, Contributing Writer, NBC NewsThe loss of life and stunning devastation in Oklahoma City suburbs after a monster tornado ripped through the area are heart-wrenching. But within hours, relief organizations were getting out the message on how to help.American Red CrossThe Red Cross has set up shelters in various communities. You can donate to the Red Cross Disaster Relief fund...

yesterday, 6:46
Children pulled from rubble at Oklahoma school flattened by tornado Children pulled from rubble at Oklahoma school flattened by tornado

Several children and teachers were pulled alive Monday from the ruins of an elementary school in Moore, Okla., but rescuers were searching for more kids as hysterical parents converged around the rubble.A little girl was lifted out of the debris by rescuers, while a small boy was carried to a triage area by a woman whose face was streaked with dirt and etched with worry.In another image captured...

May 20, 2013, 23:48
At least 51 killed, including 20 children, as tornado tears through Oklahoma At least 51 killed, including 20 children, as tornado tears through Oklahoma

At least 51 people, including 20 children, were among the victims of a enormous tornado that roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, pulverizing entire city blocks and leaving behind miles of mangled cars and splintered wood.Officials warned the death toll was likely to climb, making it among the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history.At one hospital, 85 patients, including 65 children,...

yesterday, 8:10
Moore officials: Federal grants to help build 'safe rooms' delayed by red tape Moore officials: Federal grants to help build 'safe rooms' delayed by red tape

Officials in the Oklahoma City suburb ravaged by deadly tornadoes Monday complained earlier this year about FEMA’s foot-dragging over $2 million in federal grants for “safe rooms” in 800 homes that would protect people from severe weather.“Our countywide Hazard Mitigation Plan still has not been approved by the State and FEMA,” said a statement posted in February on the City of...

yesterday, 18:56
Anchors forced to evacuate during live broadcast as tornado strikes Wichita Anchors forced to evacuate during live broadcast as tornado strikes Wichita

A television station in Kansas was forced to evacuate during a live broadcast on Sunday afternoon after a massive tornado — one of three that ripped through the Plains States over the weekend — touched down in downtown Wichita.Dramatic video footage shows J.D. Rudd, a meteorologist for NBC affiliate KSN, rushing out of the camera frame as station staffers frantically flee the set shortly...

May 20, 2013, 14:41
Six months after Sandy: 'Home sweet home' for some, others still adrift Six months after Sandy: 'Home sweet home' for some, others still adrift

BREEZY POINT, N.Y. -- The construction noises are almost constant at daytime in this coastal enclave six months after Hurricane Sandy, but for many residents whose homes were badly damaged, recovery is moving at a slow pace – or not at all.Many of those displaced by the so-called superstorm say they are stuck in limbo, trying to raise money to pay for repairs or replace their homes while coming...

May 20, 2013, 14:41
Tornadoes tear through Kansas, Oklahoma Tornadoes tear through Kansas, Oklahoma

People in two states were taking shelter amid wailing warning sirens Sunday as tornadoes were confirmed to have touched down in Kansas and Oklahoma as part of an extreme weather system plowing through the nation's midsection.The system, which stretched from North Texas to Minnesota, also heaved hail -- dime to softball sized -- as well as heavy rainfall. Near Oklahoma City, a half-mile wide...

May 20, 2013, 1:12
Tornado spotted near Wichita, Kan., residents told to take cover Tornado spotted near Wichita, Kan., residents told to take cover

Residents in downtown Wichita, Kan., were told to seek shelter Sunday afternoon after a tornado was confirmed on the ground – with its presence hidden by heavy rainfall.The National Weather Service in Wichita warned of a large and “extremely danger and potentially deadly” tornado late Sunday.  Weather spotters confirmed the tornado 7 miles northwest of Haysville and moving northeast at 30...

May 19, 2013, 21:21
Frantic search for survivors at Oklahoma school flattened by tornado; Children pulled from rubble Frantic search for survivors at Oklahoma school flattened by tornado; Children pulled from rubble

Hysterical parents converged Monday at an elementary school wrecked by a tornado that tore through Moore, Okla., desperate to learn if their children survived.Several kids were pulled alive from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School, the Associated Press reported. But crews were still trying to track down students in kindergarten through third grade, including dozens of children who...

May 20, 2013, 23:09
Frantic search for survivors at Oklahoma school flattened by tornado Frantic search for survivors at Oklahoma school flattened by tornado

Hysterical parents converged Monday at an elementary school wrecked by the tornado that tore through Moore, Okla., desperate to learn if their children survived.Crews were still trying to track down students in kindergarten through third grade, including dozens of children who had been sheltering in a hallway at Plaza Towers Elementary School, according a reporter for NBC station KFOR.At about...

May 20, 2013, 23:04
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