The deadly tornado that struck near Oklahoma City late last week had a record-breaking width of 2.6 miles (4 kilometers) and was the second top-of-the-scale EF5 twister to hit the area in less than two weeks, the National Weather Service …
Grief and shock has seized the scientific community with the deaths of three storm chasers in El Reno, Okla., from a multivortex tornado Friday. For the past three years, Crown Point native Matt Grzych has faced storms side by side …
Researchers from the University of Alabama are part of a team studying the deadly tornado that struck Moore, Okla., last month. Experts from six schools were part of a group that went to the city to assess damage from the …
The Oklahoma Insurance Department says more than 22,000 claims have been filed for property and vehicles damaged by tornadoes that struck the state on May 19 and 20. The agency says claims filed so far represent insured losses of at …
The next time meteorologist Mike Bettes talks about the power of tornadoes on The Weather Channel, he can speak from personal experience. Bettes was nursing minor injuries on Saturday, a day after the “tornado hunt” SUV that he and two …
The Oklahoma Insurance Department and the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) are working together to make sure victims of the May 20 tornado are not victimized by insurance fraud. NICB representatives and Commissioner John Doak toured the impacted areas in …
Severe storms spawned a dozen reported tornadoes in Oklahoma and Arkansas on Thursday, injuring at least five people and sending residents scrambling for cover 10 days after a powerful twister killed 24 people in Oklahoma. One tornado warning included Cushing, …
Hospital officials in Oklahoma say they plan to demolish the Moore Medical Center, which was destroyed in last week’s EF5 tornado. Norman Regional Health System CEO David Whitaker says the building isn’t salvageable. The Norman Transcript reports that the Norman …
Property and auto insurance claims related to the May 19 & 20 tornadoes in Oklahoma have already reached 22,422, according to a data call by the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID). That number is expected to rise over the coming weeks …
Emergency crews combed the sticks and rubble remains of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday morning less than a day after a massive tornado slammed through the community, flattening homes and demolishing an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, …