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Dear merciful Lord, we turn to You in
difficult times. Amen.
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TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2013 NEWSOK.COM COVERING OKLAHOMA SINCE 1907 75
Volume 122, 136
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WORSE THAN
MAY 3RD
Teachers carry children away from Briarwood Elementary School after a tornado hit the school in south Oklahoma City. Shortly after the storm hit, parents raced
toward the school at SW 149 and Hudson.
PHOTO BY BY PAUL HELLSTERN, THE OKLAHOMAN
T
he monster returned.
Another colossal tornado struck Greater
Oklahoma City, 14 years after the F-5
tornadoes that killed 44 and terrified
thousands on May 3, 1999.
But this one was worse. More loss of life, at least 51 dead, and
local authorities said after midnight they expect the number to
be higher. It struck two Moore elementary schools, places we
would pray fervently for the monster to avoid.
The morning was foreboding, since tornadoes ripped through
the metro on Sunday, killing two. Meteorologists told us we were
ripe for more.
And they were right.
The day ended with ultimate horror. Where are the children?
BY BERRY TRAMEL, STAFF WRITER
I Another round of devastation, Page 4A
INSIDE
I Celebrities and athletes share
their prayers for Oklahoma via
Twitter
PAGE 2A
I Rescuers search into night for
schoolchildren, worried families
wait at hospitals
PAGE 5A
I Tornado emergency is a rare
term that links Monday with
May 3, 1999
PAGE 6A
I Churches help victims
PAGE 7A
I Update: A look at the aftermath
of Sundays twisters in Carney,
Pottawatomie County, Norman
area and Edmond, tips for survi-
vors
PAGES 8-9A, 12A
I Editorial: Another storm,
another prayer
PAGE 10A
I How to help kids cope with
storm stress
PAGE 13A
I Insurance providers set up
PAGE 1B
A boy is pulled from beneath a collapsed wall at the Plaza Towers
Elementary School in Moore. A tornado as much as half a mile wide
with winds up to 200 mph roared through the Oklahoma area, flat-
tening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a
direct blow on the elementary school. Children were still unaccount-
ed for at the school late Monday.
PHOTO BY SUE OGROCKI, AP
SOURCE: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THE OKLAHOMAN GRAPHICS
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May 3, 1999
tornado track
Go to safeandwell.org to search for loved ones, or let family and friends know that you are safe.
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