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Residents in three Midwestern states spent Mother's Day sifting through the wreckage of their homes, trying to recover from powerful storms that killed at least 22 people. ... NEW: Georgia's governor declares state of emergency in six counties Storm system struck Midwest,...
SENECA, Mo. (AP) — Trapped in his car on the way to a friend's wedding, Rick Rountree and his family never stood a chance once a tornado packing winds of 170 mph hit southwest Missouri. ... Nearly half of the 21 victims of a weekend tornado that devastated parts of...
SENECA, Mo. - Nearly half of the 21 people killed by a tornado that smashed parts of Oklahoma and Missouri over the weekend died in cars, troubling experts who say vehicles are among the worst places to be during a twister. "It's like taking a handful of Matchbox cars and rolling them across the...
PICHER, Okla. -- Ralph Morris got out of his bedroom -- practically the only part of his house the tornado left standing -- and saw a 13-year-old girl getting up in the backyard. She was marked by cuts and bruises, and all alone. ... PICHER, Okla. -- Of the 22 people...
Story Created: May 12, 2008 at 7:40 PM CDT Story Updated: May 12, 2008 at 7:40 PM CDT Oklahoma officials are beginning to assess the damage from a deadly tornado. Six people died Saturday when the F-4 tornado ripped through Pincher, then made a 74-mile trek into Missouri....
It took a tornado to persuade Sally Lane that it's probably time to move away from the home she loved. ... Before Saturday's mammoth twister splintered her two-bedroom house, Lane, 71, had sworn to live in this small former mining town until she died. She stood...
Some of worst damage reported in central state of Missouri, storms also claimed lives in Georgia and Oklahoma, where six people were killed in town of Picher ... People across the central and southern United States are starting to clean up Monday after a severe weather...
The USA has been ravaged through mid-May by a near-record number of tornadoes that has pushed the death toll to a 10-year high. ... A tornado picture taken from Route 50 near Suffolk, Va. on Mon. Apr. 28, 2008 The USA has been ravaged through mid-May by a near-record...
May 12, 2008 - Nearly half of the 21 people killed by a tornado that smashed parts of Oklahoma and Missouri over the weekend died in cars, troubling experts who say vehicles are among the worst places to be during a twister. Among those killed were a woman who took...
Nearly half of the 21 people killed by a tornado that smashed parts of Oklahoma and Missouri over the weekend died in cars, troubling experts. ... Weather experts say motorists should not stay in cars during a tornado. Nearly half of the 21 people killed by a tornado that...
By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER , Associated Press SENECA, Mo. - More than a third of the 22 people killed by a tornado that smashed parts of Oklahoma and Missouri over the weekend died in cars, troubling experts who say vehicles are one of the worst places to be during a twister....
