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Temperatures will range from a high of 72 to a low of 68 degrees with partly cloudy skies. Winds will range between 1 and 9 miles per hour from the west.

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59
Clear
dew point:56
wind: WNW @ 5mph
humidity: 90
barometer: 1006.50
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3 Day Forecast

Tuesday
Drizzle
H: 72° | L: 68°
Wednesday
Mostly Clear
H: 72° | L: 50°
Thursday
Mostly Clear
H: 70° | L: 51°
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  • How to help Oklahoma tornado victims
    By Suzanne Choney, Contributing Writer, NBC NewsThe loss of life and stunning devastation in Oklahoma City suburbs after a monster tornado ripped through the area are heart-wrenching. "The streets are just gone. The signs are just gone," said Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, after she toured the area by helicopter Tuesday. And many, many relief organizations are getting the message out on how to help.Am...
        


  • Moore officials: Federal grants to help build 'safe rooms' delayed by red tape
    Officials in the Oklahoma City suburb ravaged by deadly tornadoes Monday complained earlier this year about FEMA’s foot-dragging over $2 million in federal grants for “safe rooms” in 800 homes that would protect people from severe weather.“Our countywide Hazard Mitigation Plan still has not been approved by the State and FEMA,” said a statement posted in February on the City of Moore’s website. It...
        


  • 'Bless you for posting': Facebook group reunites tornado victims with photos, documents
    The photo shows a baby in diapers on a high chair gazing at a white cake with one pink candle.  Glen Adkisson of Collinsville, Okla., posted on Facebook that it had been found "in our yard" following Monday's devastating tornadoes.The message below reads: "This photo is of my sisters deceased husband when he was a child. We are from Shawnee Oklahoma. She did live in the trailer park. She and my 7 ...
        


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  • At least 51 killed, including 20 children, as tornado tears through Oklahoma
    At least 51 people, including 20 children, were among the victims of a enormous tornado that roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, pulverizing entire city blocks and leaving behind miles of mangled cars and splintered wood.Officials warned the death toll was likely to climb, making it among the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history.At one hospital, 85 patients, including 65 children, were...
        


  • 'The school started coming apart': Trapped students had nowhere to hide
    When the sirens began blaring and teachers at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., heard that a monstrous tornado was roaring toward their 57-year-old school and its youngest students, there was nowhere to hide.They crouched in hallways and bathrooms, waiting, hoping and praying. Then "the school started coming apart," one neighbor who sought shelter at the school told the Associated Pr...
        


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  • Curse or coincidence? Scientists study Tornado Alley's past and future
    Do tornadoes follow well-worn tracks? Where do the deadliest twisters hit? Will climate change make such storms worse? Monday's devastating tornado in Oklahoma raises some questions for which scientists have ready answers, and others that could puzzle them for years to come:Was this tornado a repeat of a famous twister in 1999?For a time, Monday's storm followed a track that was similar to the pat...
        


  • 'Oh, my God!': KFC cook records dramatic footage of monster tornado
    Michael Welch was midshift into his job at KFC in Newcastle, Okla., on Monday afternoon when he noticed hail pounding the parking lot outside the restaurant.Then, as he looked into the distance, he saw the wall cloud of an enormous tornado rotating in front of him.“It was very large and very fast,” he said.  “I could see debris flying all over.”The 24-year-old cook grabbed his HTC cell phone and d...
        
 


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