Tornado articles
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Tornadoes rip through parts of the Plains
At least one person died in the small town of Barnsdall, Okla., after a tornado struck. Survivors described how they protected themselves and loved ones as the tornado swept through. NBC News' Sam Brock reports.
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Why are there no public tornado shelters in Topeka?
TOPEKA (KSNT) - 27 News reached out to the City of Topeka and Shawnee County Department of Emergency Management for public tornado shelter locations, but neither the city nor the county provided them. The City of Topeka doesn't open shelters for severe weather like tornado warnings. City spokeswoman Rosie Nichols said emergency management is the []
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3 tornadoes confirmed in Pittsburgh area
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The Pittsburgh area has seen three confirmed tornadoes so far on Friday.The National Weather Service said it has confirmed three tornado touchdowns: near Harrison City in Westmoreland County, in the area of Lincoln-Mount Vernon-Elrama in Allegheny County and on Washington Boulevard near the Highland Park Bridge near Aspinwall. It has been a very active weather month for Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania has seen six tornadoes so far this year. In NWS Pittsburgh's coverage area, which...