Oklahoma

The bank vault is all that's left standing at the Tinker Federal Credit Union in Moore, Okla., following Monday's deadly tornado. (credit: Tinker Federal Credit Union)

22 People Survive Deadly Tornado Inside Vault As Bank Destroyed Around Them

More than 20 people are lucky to be alive after taking shelter inside a bank vault during Monday’s deadly tornado in Moore, Okla.

2013/05/22

Rescue workers continue their efforts searching through rubble of Plaza Towers Elementary School on May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. (credit: Benjamin Krain/Getty Images)

School Where 7 Students Died Lacked Tornado Safe Room

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.”

2013/05/22

Piles of debris lie around a home destroyed by a tornado May 21, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. (credit: Brett Deering/Getty Images)

Oklahoma Twister A Top-Of-The-Scale EF-5

The National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Moore, Okla., was a top-of-the-scale EF-5 twister with winds of at least 200 mph.

2013/05/21

Dana Ulepich searches inside a room left standing at the back of her house destroyed after a powerful tornado ripped through the area on May 20, 2013 in Moore, Okla. (credit: Brett Deering/Getty Images)

Gov. Fallin: Many Houses ‘Just Sticks And Bricks’ Now

Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school.

2013/05/21

People walk through a damaged area near the Moore Warren Theater after a powerful tornado ripped through the area on May 20, 2013 in Moore, Okla. (Credit: Brett Deering/Getty Images)

Okla. Museum Bill To Be Pulled For Tornado Relief

The Oklahoma Historical Society is asking state lawmakers to postpone consideration of a museum funding bill so they can concentrate on tornado relief.

2013/05/21

Damage is seen after a tornado swept through. (Credit: Julie Denesha/Getty images)

Woman Finds Dog Lost During Tornado While Being Interviewed

A woman who thought she had lost it all found one of the things most precious to her while being interviewed on live television – her pet dog, buried alive under the rubble of her former home.

2013/05/21

Philip Gotcher stands in the rubble of his house after a powerful tornado ripped through the area on May 20, 2013 in Moore, Okla. (credit: Brett Deering/Getty Images)

More Than 100 Survivors Pulled From Debris Overnight

There have been glimmers of hope despite the carnage a deadly tornado left behind in Moore, Okla., Monday.

2013/05/21

Piles of debris and mangled trees remain after a powerful tornado ripped through the area on May 20, 2013 in Moore, Okla. (credit: Brett Deering/Getty Images)

In Tornado’s Wake, Worried Parents Seek Out Kids

The parents and guardians stood in the muddy grass outside a suburban Oklahoma City church, listening as someone with a bullhorn called out the names of children who were being dropped off — survivors of a deadly tornado that barreled through their community.

2013/05/21

Flipped vehicles are piled up outside the heavily damaged Moore Medical Center after a powerful tornado ripped through the area on May 20, 2013 in Moore, Okla. (credit: Brett Deering/Getty Images)

7 Children Drowned In Basement Of Elementary School

Search and 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.

2013/05/21

Nearly 240 People Injured In Deadly Oklahoma Tornado

Spotlights bore down on massive piles of shredded cinder block, insulation and metal as crews worked through the night lifting bricks and parts of collapsed walls where a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood.

2013/05/21

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