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Urge to help others saves siblings from Moore tornado

MOORE, Okla. – A father’s urge to help others in their time of need may have been the move that saved the lives of his three children.

The siblings didn’t go to Plaza Towers elementary Monday because they were helping the victims of another tornado that tore through the state Sunday.

The father took his children to Bethel Acres to help other tornado victims, a move that kept his children out of the Moore tornado and out of the school where seven students were killed.

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Crews from across county come to cover Okla. tornadoes

By: Craig Andres and Desmond Nugent with KSNW

MOORE, Okla. – From Wichita, Kansas, to Moore, Oklahoma, television crews are converging on the destruction that enveloped the metro area this week.

Crews from our Wichita, Kansas, sister station KSNW-TV came to Moore to find Wichita natives in the Sooner State.

“Bill Warren is from Wichita and he has strong ties to Moore and Oklahoma City,” Craig Andres from KSNW-TV. “Our crews came to Moore after learning Bill Warren’s movie house was hit by the tornado. In fact, Warren says he was watching the destruction on his closed circuit TV link from Wichita when it hit.”

The Warren Theatres did take a hit but many rode out the storm inside and escaped with their lives.

Moore tornado seen from NASA satellite

MOORE, Okla. – NASA satellite images show the incredible magnitude of the Moore tornado.

NASA satellite image before Moore tornado - Google Maps

Google Maps satellite image before Moore tornado

Oklahoma deadly twister: 24 killed, hundreds injured

MOORE, Okla. – Heartbreak, devastation and the city picking up the pieces after a deadly tornado ripped through Moore, Oklahoma, on Monday.

Now, one day later as families mourn, the clean-up and recovery effort continues throughout the area.

The medical examiner’s office has confirmed 24 people have been killed in Monday’s Moore tornado; at least 230 have been injured.

Amy Ellis with the medical examiner’s office said of the 24, nine are children.

How to help children cope with tornadoes, disaster

The Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum has years of experience helping children cope with tragedy and disaster after the bombing April 19, 1995.

They have put together a few resources to help you help your children deal with Oklahoma’s recent devastating tornadoes.

Dr. Robin Gurwitch, an international expert on child grief, trauma and disaster mental health, worked with the Oklahoma City community following the bombing in 1995 and continues to work with Memorial staff as they reach out to those affected by this tragedy.

National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)
Factsheets for Parents, Teachers, Children, and Teens

Pilot Jon Welsh on Moore tornado from the sky

KFOR-TV’s Bob Moore Chopper 4 pilot Jon Welsh has been flying over the tornadoes and then the damage for the last two days.

He joined us in the studio to talk about what the tornadoes and damage from his vantage point.

How to help Oklahoma tornado victims, shelter info

Here are a few ways to help the victims of the tornadoes in Oklahoma

The Salvation Army has a truck at KFOR-TV taking donations right now.
444 E. Britton Rd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73114
NO CLOTHES PLEASE

If you are not in the Oklahoma City area you can text “storm” to 80888 to make a $10 donation.

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