"I think it was the first tornado that I've ever backed away from, " he added.
Eighteen people died, including several who were in their vehicles when the tornado hit.
The Samarases and Young fell victim to particularly unpredictable storm, even for a tornado.
Louis received significant damage from an EF3 tornado Friday that packed estimated winds of 150 mph.
"A vehicle is not a place to be in any tornado, " CNN meteorologist Chad Myers said.
Dozens of tornado warnings were issued for central Oklahoma and parts of Missouri, especially near St.
Louis received significant damage from an EF3 tornado that packed estimated winds of 150 mph.
Some 1, 200 homes here were destroyed by the tornado, 10 times that many were damaged.
Of the 10 children killed by the tornado, seven were inside Plaza Towers Elementary School.
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Residents may react differently if they know the intensity of the tornado heading toward them.
So until then, when you hear the tornado sirens or tornado warning, take cover immediately.
Wednesday marks the second anniversary of the tornado that pulverized Joplin, killing at least 158 people.
Specially reinforced safe rooms provide "near absolute occupant protection from even the worst-case tornado, " he said.
The National Weather Service said Monday's tornado was 1.3 miles wide as it tore through Moore.
Some students were fortunate -- they got out of the school before the tornado struck.
"This is a massive tornado and it's a large area that has been struck, " she said.
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"I had no idea a tornado could flatten whole neighborhoods like this, " he said.
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The cruelty of a tornado is that so often there is no time to evacuate.
So far this tornado season had been less damaging than most, but not any more.
Meteorologists warned residents to go underground to survive a direct hit from the tornado.
The deadliest tornado, which struck March 18, 1925, killed 695 people in Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.
But the tornado still tossed her around like a rag doll, leaving her bruised.
Yet another tornado was spotted in Iowa, near Earlham, according to the weather service.
This brings us back to alarmist assertions that global warming is increasing tornado threats.
He said the tornado touched down several times in Hood, Tarrant, Dallas and Parker counties.
April and May are the heart of tornado season, which unofficially runs from March through June.
I'd had a permanent scare from the tornado, and I wanted a permanent solution.
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The weather service said an even stronger EF3-rated tornado struck Pearl River County in Mississippi.
Finally, in 1950, the ban on the word "tornado" in weather forecasts was lifted.
The tornado bulletin brought the Air Force attention from the public and local media.
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