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Oklahoma residents mourn their dead, look to future

usatoday.com — Billy McElrath, left, sits on a 1968 convertible Corvette buried under rubble in what was the garage of his home in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, May 21, 2012. The residents of Moore, Okla., affected by a deadly tornado are coming back to find their belongings scattered and their homes left in pieces.

Wednesday forecast: Severe weather continues

usatoday.com — The South and Midwest will likely get hit with severe thunderstorms as severe weather continues Wednesday. (Photo: USA TODAY) The South and Midwest will likely get hit with severe thunderstorms as severe weather continues Wednesday. The Northeast and West will also experience some showers but not severe storms. Get all the details in today's national weather forecast.

16-minute tornado warning saved lives

usatoday.com — The average lead time for a tornado warning is now 14 minutes. Sixteen minutes. That's how much of a warning the residents of suburban Oklahoma had before a tornado dropped out of a cloud onto the ground a few miles west of Newcastle, Okla.

Okla. tornado was an EF-5, with 200 mph winds

usatoday.com — WXIA's Chesley McNeil explains how tornadoes form and what the Enhanced Fujita scale means. Only 1 out of 1,000 tornadoes reach EF-5 levels. The National Weather Service reports that the tornado that hit Moore, Okla., on Monday was a very rare EF-5 tornado.

Storm shelters in demand after tornado

usatoday.com — Tornadoes in Oklahoma and Texas have sparked interest in storm shelters across the Midwest, manufacturers report. A reinforced steel storm shelter is designed for schools or communities to withstand 250-mph winds and debris. (Photo: Survive-A-Storm.com) Storm shelter makers report a flood of calls in the wake of the mile-wide tornado that devastated an Oklahoma town Monday.

Okla. tornado was an EF-5, with 200 mph winds

usatoday.com — WXIA's Chesley McNeil explains how tornadoes form and what the Enhanced Fujita scale means. Only 1 out of 1,000 tornadoes reach EF-5 levels. The National Weather Service reports that the tornado that hit Moore, Okla., on Monday was a very rare EF-5 tornado.

Storms rip through Oklahoma City suburbs

usatoday.com — Coverage of deadly tornadoes in Moore, Oklahoma and Oklahoma City suburbs

Tuesday forecast: Tornado threat continues

usatoday.com — What's the weather where you are? Get all the details in today's national weather forecast.

20 children among the dead in Oklahoma

usatoday.com — Michael Welch from Blanchard, Oklahoma, took video of the massive tornado that ripped through Newcastle, Oklahoma on May 20th. Teachers carry children away from Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City on Monday.

More severe storms forecast in central USA

usatoday.com — More than 52 million Americans are at risk of severe weather. Yet another outbreak of severe storms and tornadoes is possible Tuesday afternoon and evening in the central USA. "The atmosphere is prime for tornadoes from northern Texas to Arkansas," AccuWeather meteorologist Henry Margusity said.