tornado

Okla. City mayor: Up to 13,000 homes hit by massive tornado

The Associated Press — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:25:51 +0000

Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett says 12,000 to 13,000 homes were affected by the tornado that tore through a city suburb.

At least 24 people died when the tornado laid waste to Moore on Monday afternoon.

Oklahoma schools hit by tornado had no safe rooms

The Associated Press — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:04:52 +0000

An emergency official says Oklahoma has reinforced tornado shelters in more than 100 schools across the state, but the two that were hit by this week's storms in suburban Oklahoma City did not have them.

Albert Ashwood is director of the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management. He told reporters Tuesday it's up to each jurisdiction to set priorities for which schools get limited funding for safe rooms.

Medical examiner: 24 dead in Oklahoma twister

The Associated Press — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:07:41 +0000

Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least nine children, and those numbers were expected to climb.

As the sun rose over the shattered community of Moore, the state medical examiner's office cut the estimated death toll by more than half but warned that the number was likely to climb again.

April showers are giving way this weekend (as we remember the great Vancouver tornado)

Keith Seinfeld — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:29:44 +0000

A few scattered showers on Friday--and some puffy cumulus clouds--will dry out for Saturday.

"It should be a glorious day. And interestingly enough it should be warmer in western Washington than eastern Washington, which is not the normal situation this time of year," says KPLU weather expert and UW professor Cliff Mass.

The sunshine should stick around Sunday, but there's a bit of a debate among meteorologists over what happens Sunday evening and next week.

Water Cooler: Power Monday with the First Lady and a Soul Queen

Gary Davis — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 08:22:16 +0000

Power politics, power voice and plain 'ol power. Michelle Obama is in Bellevue this afternoon (at the Hyatt) to support Patty Murray's campaign.