A monster tornado with winds that may have surpassed 200 miles an hour destroyed wide swaths of the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, OK yesterday afternoon. At least 24 are dead. Sadly, there at least 9 of those who were killed as the storm took direct aim at at least two schools were children. It could have been even worse.
The pictures of children being plucked alive from the rubble tell some of the amazing tales of survival. Teachers apparently were shielding children's bodies from the storms. More than 170 are being treated at hospitals including about 70 children. The National Weather Service says it was at least an EF5 twister (the second highest), but that could be upgraded. The twister stayed on the ground for at least 40 minutes.. highly unusual.
What a horrible thing to experience and yet it seems everyday there is something new and often devastating that captures our attention.
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