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You're 'fixin' to'? And where's 'the city'? Decoding Oklahoma slang
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThe word does not refer to the children's game "Twister". If an Oklahoman tells you, "There's a twister outside," you should probably seek shelter from an approaching < ...
Tornado Watch
The Atlantic· 3 hours agoLee Isaac Chung was a junior in high school in 1996 when he and his father walked into a theater in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to watch a movie about ...
‘Tornado Alley’ shifting east in the U.S., study finds, putting more people at risk
The Day· 4 days agoRoofing materials from the Rainbow Hardware store litter a parking lot after a severe thunderstorm...
Oklahoma graduates take stage 50 years after tornado cancellation
BBC News· 5 days agoFifty years after a tornado warning led to the abrupt cancellation of a high school graduation for...
Why Does a Tornado Sound Like a Freight Train?
The Wall Street Journal· 23 hours agoThe rumble of a tornado reflects a jumble of frequencies produced by winds whipping around inside a furiously spinning air column at different speeds and...
Shuttered Oklahoma hospital reopens clinic after tornado
Becker’s Hospital Review· 3 days ago-based Mercy Health Love County is reopening its clinic June 11 — more than a month after the clinic and hospital temporarily closed after being struck by a tornado. In April ...
After 50 Years and a Tornado Warning, an Oklahoma High School Class Graduates
New York Times· 5 days agoMembers of the high school graduating class of 1974 in Moore, Okla., had taken their seats in the...
"Tornado Alley" Is Spreading—These Areas Are Now at Risk — Best Life
Best Life· 7 days ago"Tornado Alley" refers to an "area of the U.S. where there is a high potential for tornado...
A tornado warning ended the Moore High class of '74 graduation. 50 years later, they're finally...
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 7 days agoFifty years after a tornado warning and encroaching wall cloud cut short their graduation ceremony,...
'Tornado Alley' Isn't Where It Used to Be
newser· 4 days agoOne example: The biggest drop in the frequency of tornadoes was a 40% decline in eastern Kansas through Oklahoma and north Texas, per the Post, while the...