The tornado that blew through an area south of Oklahoma City Monday afternoon tore apart homes and lives, leaving a trail of destruction 20 miles long in its wake.“It’s a horrific event,” said Rick Smith, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Norman, Okla.Larry Tanner, a researcher at Texas Tech's National Wind Institute, said the true impact of tornadoes cannot be solely measured i...

There are "confirmed casualties" at a tornado-flattened elementary school where rescuers are searching the rubble for survivors while parents keep a heart-breaking vigil, officials said.Several children and staffers were pulled alive from the ruins of Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., after the building took a direct hit Monday afternoon.A little girl was lifted out by rescuers, whil...