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Oklahoma tornado survivor says she feels forgotten by volunteers
Reporter and PhotographerYou are needed; that's the message from a group of small towns in Oklahoma that aren't getting near the kind of attention Moore is. But they, too, are tornado-ravaged, hit by an EF-4 the day before an EF-5 walloped Moore. A handful of small...Tags: Natural Disasters, Human Interest, House Building, Moore Oklahoma Tornado (2013)
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Joplin people rebuild despite tornado
aboll@kspr.comJoplin, MO--"This window was busted out and there's another big window in the back that was all busted out." says Morgan Neal who suffered extensive damage to her home after the Joplin Tornado hit her house two years ago. Neal and her son were not at...Tags: Natural Disasters, Renovation
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Some Joplin families look for new beginnings after tornado -- in a new hometown
jkaplan@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo -- For some, the experiences of the Joplin Tornado were too much to handle everyday. That meant a new beginning - in a new hometown. Denise Schwab and her family thought a change of location would help in their recovery. "Yes, it'...Tags: Natural Disasters
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Joplin remembers victims of the May 22, 2011 tornado
mpettit@kspr.comJOPLIN, Mo. -- The City of Joplin held a ceremony on the second anniversary of the tornado which killed 161 people and injured more than 900. Recovery efforts were highlighted in various tents located throughout Cunningham Park as part of the second...Tags: Natural Disasters, Cunningham Park
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2 years after tornado, Joplin businesses rebuild
mmoloney@kspr.comJOPLIN, Mo. -- For more than half a century, Dude's Donut Shop served up sweet treats to the people of Joplin. Inside the shop, the strong aroma of pastries fills your nostrils. Dozens upon dozens of donuts drip with glaze. "This is really all I've...Tags: Natural Disasters, Lifestyle and Leisure, Doughnuts, Foods and Beverages
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Woman who survived Joplin survives Moore in a culvert
Reporter and PhotographerNot many people can say they've survived an EF-5 tornado, but one woman can say she's survived two. She was in Joplin exactly two years ago Wednesday and in Moore, Oklahoma, two days ago. Fool her once, shame on Mother Nature. "I was young, I...Tags: Natural Disasters
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Oklahoma tornado debris in Ozarks just a rumor?
mpettit@kspr.comBy now you’ve seen how much damage the Oklahoma tornado’s 200mph winds caused but were they strong enough to blow debris all the way to Ozarks? KSPR’s Melody Pettit checked out several reports of storm debris in Branson. Tornado...Tags: Natural Disasters, National Weather Service
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Joplin family watches Moore, OK, with horror and understanding
Reporter and PhotographerThe city of Joplin knows all too well what the people in Moore, Oklahoma, are going through Monday night, from the fear to the tremendous heartbreak. Emotions were already running high leading up to the two year anniversary of the EF5 tornado that killed...Tags: Natural Disasters, Joplin Tornado (2011)
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Plan is key when preparing for storms, especially if there is no sanctioned shelter
mmoloney@kspr.comLEBANON, Mo. -- The city of Lebanon has no city-sanctioned storm shelters. When severe weather strikes, the Laclede County Emergency Manager warned, people need to be ready. "There are no public pre-disaster tornado shelters that are engineered in...Tags: Natural Disasters, Hospitals and Clinics, Lebanon, Weather Warnings
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Convoy of Hope sends trucks with supplies to tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla.
cbrewer@schurz.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Springfield-based humanitarian organization Convoy of Hope has begun sending trucks with emergency supplies to the Moore, Oklahoma area, the morning after a devastating tornado claimed dozens of lives there and left a path of...Tags: Natural Disasters, Convoy of Hope, Disasters and Accidents
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National Weather Service: Winds clocked at 200 mph during Moore, Oklahoma tornado
MOORE, Okla. (AP) - The National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Moore, Okla., had wind speeds up to 200 mph. The weather service's preliminary classification of Monday afternoon's tornado was an EF-4 on the enhanced Fujita scale. Authorities...
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Breaking News: 51 deaths in Moore, Oklahoma tornado; death toll expected to rise
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office says 51 people have been killed by a tornado that hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon. Spokeswoman Amy Elliott says the death toll is expected to rise. Elliott didn't know how...
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