Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma and Pottawatomie counties are named in the declaration as well as Cleveland County. The storm has resulted in at least 24 deaths, including seven children from an elementary school, and 237 injuries. HOW TO HELP: A list of contact info for assisting Oklahoma tornado victims Senate OK's measure to tap rainy day fund for tornado relief Moore tornado rating upgraded to EF-5 Tulsa area responders helping with recovery efforts in Moore Oklahoma churches mobilize to help tornado victims Cain's Ballroom to donate part of Thompson Square ticket sales to tornado relief VIDEO: Oklahoma tornado survivor finds dog Support for tornado victims pouring in from sports, entertainment stars Schedule change: NBC pulls 'The Voice' recap show to add tornado special tonight More than 200 treated for injuries following tornado Thunder star Kevin Durant makes $1M tornado pledge Oklahomans warned to beware of fraudulent disaster charities Big 12 baseball tournament postponed one day Severe weather possible again today southeast of Tulsa area CONTINUING COVERAGE: Find all our stories about the Moore tornado PHOTO GALLERY: View all the Tuesday tornado photos
Later Tuesday, the NBA and the players' union announced that they are combining to donate $1 million to tornado relief efforts.
There are a number of supercomputers in place across the country - you just can't get to them unless you're an employee or faculty member of the right institution.
Stars with local ties send their well wishes and sympathy to Oklahoma tornado victims
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Currently
Thunderstorm Light Rain Fog/Mist
Wind NW 8 MPH
0% chance of precip.
Tonight
Thunderstorms Likely
Wind WNW 5 MPH
70% chance of precip.
Tomorrow
Mostly Sunny
4% chance of precip.
Thursday
Partly Sunny
Wind NE 9 MPH
15% chance of precip.
Friday
Slight Chc Thunderstorms
Wind ESE 10 MPH
20% chance of precip.
Saturday
Chance Thunderstorms
Wind SSE 10 MPH
45% chance of precip.
0 % chance of precip.
70 % chance of precip.
4 % chance of precip.
15 % chance of precip.
20 % chance of precip.
45 % chance of precip.
Thanks to recent rainfall, you can add 2013 to our annual tradition.
"If these outlooks should verify...a full third year of drought is going to become much more likely..."
Strong winds blew lake ice on shore and into homes.
She says one girl was hit on the head with a light falling from the ceiling. The students sat “crisscross applesauce” with their “heads against the wall.”
About 20 patients remained at one hospital Tuesday, but it wasn't clear how many patients remained hospitalized at another facility.
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