Tornado damage in Moore Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - Photo by Chris Landsberger
Damage Tuesday morning, May 21, 2013, near Telephone Road in Moore - Photo by Steve Sisney
Tornado damage in Moore Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - Photo by Chris Landsberger
An insurance office destroyed by Monday'a tornado lies in ruins on Telephone road and SW 4th Street on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
A lawn statue and flag were placed on a car damaged by Monday's tornado are seen by early morning light near Telephone road and SW 4th Street on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
A dresser stands in a home damaged by Monday's tornado on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Mimi Shanks, Lawton, helps her son salvage items from his home in the Heatherwood Addition Moore Tuesday, May 21, 2013 after a massive tornado went through the area Monday. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman
Cars and a Medical Center on Telephone road show damage from Monday's tornado on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
People start clearing debris in the 2100 block of SE 5th in Moore Tuesday, May 21, 2013 after a massive tornado went through the area Monday. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman
Homes damaged by Monday's tornado are seen by early morning light near Telephone road and NW 4th Street on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Kristi Lewis looks for salvageable items at her Kut Ups Barber shop, damaged by Monday's tornado, near Telephone road and SW 4th Street on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Denisha Woodcock looks for children's toys around her home, damaged by Monday's tornado, near Telephone road and SW 4th Street on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Homes and automobiles damaged by Monday's tornado are seen by early morning light near Telephone road and NW 4th Street on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Homes, trees and automobiles damaged by Monday's tornado are seen by early morning light near Telephone road and SW 4th Street on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Brian Mullins and his Father Terry survey tornado damage to Brian's girlfriend's house (Sara Robiinson, right) on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Homes and automobiles damaged by Monday's tornado are seen by early morning light near Telephone road and SW 4th Street on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
CNN correspondent Emily Schmidt prepares for a broadcast amid debris from Mondya's tornado near Telephone road and SW 4th Street on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Cars in the parking lot of a Medical Center on Telephone road show damage from Monday's tornado on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
A toy baby carriage with a brick sits in the garage of a home damaged by Monday's tornado on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
All the remains of a home damaged by Monday's tornado is a bathtub enclosure near Telephone road and SW 4th Street on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Homes damaged by Monday's tornado are seen by early morning light near Telephone road and SW 4th Street on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Police from surrounding towns converge on tornado damaged streets near Telephone Road on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
A Seven Eleven store at Telephone road and SW 4th Street shows damage from Monday's tornado on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Several fatalities were reported at the site. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Homes and automobiles damaged by Monday's tornado are seen by early morning light near Telephone road and SW 4th Street on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Cars and a Medical Center on Telephone road show damage from Monday's tornado on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
This storm shelter held 17 people, according to neighbor Zach Woodcock, while homes around it were destroyed by Monday's tornado near Telephone road and SW 4th Street on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Police from surrounding towns converge on tornado damaged streets near Telephone Road on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Homes and automobiles damaged by Monday's tornado are seen by early morning light near Telephone road and SW 4th Street on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Zach Woodcock finds a toy belonging to one of his three cheldren in the remains of his home near Telephone road and SW 4th Street on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Cars and a Medical Center on Telephone road show damage from Monday's tornado on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Damage left behind on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. after a home was destroyed by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Richard Sanchez go through the remains of his sister-in-laws home on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. after it was destroyed by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Josh Phillips passes the phone to his wife Penny as they talk with their insurance agent on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. while going through the damage left behind by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Damage left behind on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. after a home was destroyed by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Dayton Phillips finds a pair of his jeans in the rubble on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. after his home was destroyed by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Damage left behind on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. after homes were destroyed by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Penny Phillips throws out a bag of salvaged clothing as she goes through the remains of her home on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. that was destroyed by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Damage left behind on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. after a home was destroyed by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Sharon Taylor looks around where her home once stood on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. to take in the devastation, and go through the damage left behind by Monday's tornado that destroyed her home in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Damage left behind on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. after a home was destroyed by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Damage left behind on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. after a home was destroyed by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Damage left behind on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. after a home was destroyed by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Damage left behind on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. after a home was destroyed by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
A member of the National Gurad goes through the rubble on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. after a home was destroyed by Monday's tornado that in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Penny Phillips throws her hands up in frustration as she go through the remains of her home on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. that was left behind by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Residents hide out under a damaged roof as they wait for rain and lightning to pass on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. as they work to go through rubble left behind by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Damage left behind on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. after a home was destroyed by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
A man looks through debris at a home on Kings Manor in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The area was hit by the tornado that moved through the Moore area on Monday. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Paula McGee recovers her Bible from her home on Kings Manor in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. McGee bought the home two weeks ago and it was hit by the tornado that moved through the Moore area on Monday. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Workers walk past the Moore Medical Center in Moore, Okla., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The area was hit by a tornado on Monday, May 21, 2013. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Anthony Spencer looks through the home of his mother-in-law, Paula McGee, on Kings Manor in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Paula McGee bought the home two weeks ago and it was hit by the tornado that moved through the Moore area on Monday. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Paula McGee reacts as she sees her home on Kings Manor in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. McGee bought the home two weeks ago and it was hit by the tornado that moved through the Moore area on Monday. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Damage at the Moore Medical Center in Moore, Okla., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The area was hit by a tornado on Monday, May 21, 2013. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
An American Flag hangs from a tree on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. in a neighborhood destroyed by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Damage left behind on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. after a home was destroyed by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Penny Phillips talks on her phone as she tries to begin the clean up process with her home on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. that was destroyed by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Dena Gower carries a cross from her destroyed home on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. to put in the yard of her neighbor who was killed by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Terri Williams watches her step as she goes through the remains of her home on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. that was left behind by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Damage left behind on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. after a home was destroyed by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Damage left behind on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. after a home was destroyed by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Terri Williams, left, and Gavin Hart carries saved items from Williams' home on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. that was destroyed by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Damage left behind on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. after a home was destroyed by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Damage left behind on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. after a home was destroyed by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Damage left behind on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. after a home was destroyed by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
A neighborhood park is filled with debris on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. that was left behind by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Damage left behind on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. after a home was destroyed by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and Bryant. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
A truck from the Grady County Fire Department races west on SW 149th on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
Scott Perdue, left, yells to his parents, Gene and Colleen Perdue, that he has located his father's 1957 Chevy in their barn as his brother-in-law Jeff Teel takes a photo at the home of Gene and Colleen Perdue, 1409 SW 149th, in Oklahoma City, on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
Damage north of SW 149th between Western and Santa Fe on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
Fence posts are bent over a sidewalk at Briarwood Elementary School on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
Damage north of SW 149th between Western and Santa Fe on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
A woman clears debris north of SW 149th between Western and Santa Fe on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
Jon Johnson pauses while looking through the debris of his home at 14716 S. Broadway, in Oklahoma City, on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
A man who asked to not be identified searches through rubble at 14709 S Broadway in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
A crosswalk sign rests among debris along SW 149th near Briarwood Elementary on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
Hugh Harrell walks through debris near his 2005 Chevy SSR at the house of his daughter, Kaci Harrell, 14708 S. Broadway, in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday. Hugh Harrell had the car parked in his daughter's garage to protect it from hail. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
Stephen Peterson's dog, Chewbacca, sniffs the hand of Oklahoma City police Sgt. Shawn Byrne after Byrne gave Peterson a pair of gloves along S. Broadway north of SW 149th on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday. Peterson was walking from his home with a wagon of things he was able to salvage. Peterson, his 2-year-old daughter Ashley and pregnant wife Brandi were in their home when it was destroyed by the tornado. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
Kaci Harrell takes photos of tornado damage in her neighborhood along S. Broadway north of SW 149th in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday. Her home at 14708 S. Broadway was destroyed by the tornado. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
A man carries clothes across S. Broadway in Oklahoma City north of SW 149th on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
A view of damage north of SW 149th between Western and Santa Fe on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
A helicopter flies over the damage area on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
A firefighter watches vehicles pass by in front of a destroyed home north of SW 149th between Western and Santa Fe on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
A kayak rests in tornado debris north of SW 149th between Western and Santa Fe on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
A view of damage north of SW 149th between Western and Santa Fe on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
An uprooted tree near SW 149th and Penn on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
A view of damage north of SW 149th between Western and Santa Fe on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
A kayak rests in tornado debris north of SW 149th between Western and Santa Fe on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
A swing set at Briarwood Elementary School on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
A corvette rests in rubble near Briarwood Elementary School on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
D.J. Winter, left, stands in front of his home with his son Ryan Winter along SW 149th between Western and Santa Fe on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
Sandy Teel shows the small, interior closet where her parents, Gene and Colleen Perdue, took refuge during the previous day's tornado, at their home, 1409 SW 149th, in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
Jon Johnson, left, looks through the debris of his home at 14716 S. Broadway with his brother Matt Johnson on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
A view of clouds over tornado damage in a neighborhood north of SW 149th between Western and Santa Fe on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
A man who asked not to be identified hangs an American flag on what is left of a tree in a neighborhood north of SW 149th between Western and Santa Fe on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
Stephen Peterson walks with his dog, Chewbacca, along S. Broadway north of SW 149th on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after a tornado struck south Oklahoma City and Moore, Okla., on Monday. Peterson was walking from his home with a wagon of things he was able to salvage. Peterson, his 2-year-old daughter Ashley and pregnant wife Brandi were in their home when it was destroyed by the tornado. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
A person stands next to an open vault inside the Tinker Federal Credit Union in Moore after it was destroyed by a tornado on Monday, May 20, 2013. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman.
A man carries a drawer and a bag filled with clothes from Rachel Hernandez' home. Residents of the Heatherwood Addition, on the south side of SE 4 and Bryant in Moore, returned to their homes Tuesday, May 21, 2013, to salvage any items after Monday's destructive tornado. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman.
Rachel Hernandez tosses salvaged clothes to her mother as they look for belongings and valuables inside her home, 2013 SE 5, in the Heatherwood Addition. She was at work and not in the house when the tornado ripped through her neighborhood. Later in the morning, family and friends arrived to help Hernandez look for valued belongings. She was hoping to locate family photographs. She had lived in this home for seven years. Residents of the Heatherwood Addition, on the south side of SE 4 and Bryant in Moore, returned to their homes Tuesday, May 21, 2013, to salvage any items after Monday's destructive tornado. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman.
People remove clothing and other valuable items from this house as heavy rain falls. Residents of the Heatherwood Addition, on the south side of SE 4 and Bryant in Moore, returned to their homes Tuesday, May 21, 2013, to salvage any items after Monday's destructive tornado. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman.
Friends and family help during the salvage of property at Rachel Hernandez' home. Residents of the Heatherwood Addition, on the south side of SE 4 and Bryant in Moore, returned to their homes Tuesday, May 21, 2013, to salvage any items after Monday's destructive tornado. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman.
Air Force servicemen from Tinker showed up in Heatherwood Addition to assist residents with salvage operations. Residents of the Heatherwood Addition, on the south side of SE 4 and Bryant in Moore, returned to their homes Tuesday, May 21, 2013, to salvage any items after Monday's destructive tornado. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman.
Friends search through the rubble of Kevin and Latisha McElvany's home. Residents of the Heatherwood Addition, on the south side of SE 4 and Bryant in Moore, returned to their homes Tuesday, May 21, 2013, to salvage any items after Monday's destructive tornado. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman.
A pair of dry shoes sit atop the back of a truck in the driveway of the home of Kevin and Latisha McElvaney, shown in the back of the photo. Residents of the Heatherwood Addition, on the south side of SE 4 and Bryant in Moore, returned to their homes Tuesday, May 21, 2013, to salvage any items after Monday's destructive tornado. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman.
Cousins and other relatives of Christian Shanker help him remove this truck from the top of his collapsed home. He lived here less than two years. Residents of the Heatherwood Addition, on the south side of SE 4 and Bryant in Moore, returned to their homes Tuesday, May 21, 2013, to salvage any items after Monday's destructive tornado. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman.
Police stand guard in front of a Tinker Federal Credit Union in Moore after it was destroyed by a tornado on Monday, May 20, 2013. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman.
Firefighters from Cedar Country (Slaughterville) walk past severe damage in the Heatherwood Addition. Residents of the Heatherwood Addition, on the south side of SE 4 and Bryant in Moore, returned to their homes Tuesday, May 21, 2013, to salvage any items after Monday's destructive tornado. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman.
Firefighters from Cedar Country (Slaughterville) walk past severe damage in the Heatherwood Addition. Residents of the Heatherwood Addition, on the south side of SE 4 and Bryant in Moore, returned to their homes Tuesday, May 21, 2013, to salvage any items after Monday's destructive tornado. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman.
Kevin and Latisha McElvany's home was destroyed in the tornado. Residents of the Heatherwood Addition, on the south side of SE 4 and Bryant in Moore, returned to their homes Tuesday, May 21, 2013, to salvage any items after Monday's destructive tornado. Latisha was home with their daughter; Kevin raced home from work to get them and they drove out of the neighbors to safety less than two minutes before it struck their neighborhood. He said he watched the large twister in his rear view mirror. Latisha snapped a photo of the tornado as they drove out of their addition. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman.
Residents of the Heatherwood Addition, on the south side of SE 4 and Bryant in Moore, returned to their homes Tuesday, May 21, 2013, to salvage any items after Monday's destructive tornado. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman.
A front-end loader scoops debris from neighborhood streets. Residents of the Heatherwood Addition, on the south side of SE 4 and Bryant in Moore, returned to their homes Tuesday, May 21, 2013, to salvage any items after Monday's destructive tornado. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman.
Bri Shanks finds clothing in the rubble of her son's, Christian Shanks, home. She and her husband and several of Christian's cousins spent the morning sorting through the debris. Christian lived in this home less than two years. Residents of the Heatherwood Addition, on the south side of SE 4 and Bryant in Moore, returned to their homes Tuesday, May 21, 2013, to salvage any items after Monday's destructive tornado. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman.
(PHOTO TAKEN MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013) A man uses spray paint to mark vehicles after they are checked for possible victims inside. An F5 tornado caused extensive damage in Moore on Monday, May 20, 2013. This photo was taken on the front side of the Moore Medical Center at S. 4th Street and I-35. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman.
Rachel Hernandez searches through the rubble of her home, 2013 SE 5, in the Heatherwood Addition. She was at work and not in the house when the tornado ripped through her neighborhood. Later in the morning, family and friends arrived to help Hernandez look for valued belongings. She was hoping to locate family photographs. She had lived in this home for seven years. Residents of the Heatherwood Addition, on the south side of SE 4 and Bryant in Moore, returned to their homes Tuesday, May 21, 2013, to salvage any items after Monday's destructive tornado. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman.
Multiple homes were destroyed in this neighborhood near SE 4 and Bryant in Moore onTuesday, May 21, 2013. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman.
Jimmy Carter climbs through a window in the front of his home. Carter and his wife and friends spent the morning looking for salvageable items from their home. Carter survived the tornado by getting into a storm shelter in his garage. He huddled with seven other adults and two dogs. He urged his neighbors to seek shelter with him, with the last neighbor getting in the shelter less than two minutes before the twister hit his neighborhood. Carter said he had a vision of this storm about three weeks ago; he said he saw himself standing on his back porch and watched an approaching twister. He said he told his wife about his vision and told her they needed to organize all their important documents and put them in a safe place. They did and the documents are intact now. Residents of the Heatherwood Addition, on the south side of SE 4 and Bryant in Moore, returned to their homes Tuesday, May 21, 2013, to salvage any items after Monday's destructive tornado. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman.
Jimmy Carter talks about riding out the tornado in a storm shelter in his garage (behind him). He huddled with seven other adults and two dogs. He urged his neighbors to seek shelter with him, with the last neighbor getting in the shelter less than two minutes before the twister hit his neighborhood. Carter said he had a vision of this storm about three weeks ago; he said he saw himself standing on his back porch and watched an approaching twister. He said he told his wife about his vision and told her they needed to organize all their important documents and put them in a safe place. They did and the documents are intact now. Person at right is a young man who volunteered to help him lift and remove heavy debris and items from his house. Residents of the Heatherwood Addition, on the south side of SE 4 and Bryant in Moore, returned to their homes Tuesday, May 21, 2013, to salvage any items after Monday's destructive tornado. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman.
Donald Tysdal carries clothing from his friend's home. The home belongs tp Kevin and Latisha McElvany. Residents of the Heatherwood Addition, on the south side of SE 4 and Bryant in Moore, returned to their homes Tuesday, May 21, 2013, to salvage any items after Monday's destructive tornado. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman.
Firemen get a free hot meal from Oklahoma Golf and Country Club kitchen staff as volunteers work to aid tornado victims and rescue workers on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Dr. Vance Campbell, Norman, examines a pet turned in at the Home Depot Rescue Center as volunteers work to aid tornado victims on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Tricia Guinn, Duncan, unloads bottled water as volunteers work to aid tornado victims on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Displaced homeowner Brandi Battocchio looks for shoes for her granddaughter among items donated to tornado victims in Walker Center at the University of Oklahoma on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Norman, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Oakcliff Firemen Clinton Hodge and Phillip Johnson pick up a free meal provided by Red Lobster and Olive Garden (Heath Herndon of the Shawnee Red Lobster is at right) as volunteers work to aid the tornado recovery effort at Home Depot on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Rob Pinkston and Dee Hilliard transport displaced pets from the Home Depot to the Oklahoma City Animal shelter as volunteers work to aid tornado victims on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Volunteers who just showed up to help are put to unloading truckloads of donated items to aid tornado victims on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Mobile kitchen owners William Fontanez Jr. with LaGumboYaYa and Annaleigha Harris and Lauren Brecheen with Crepe Brewers get ready to cook for rescue workers and others involved in Monday's tornado as volunteer work to aid tornado victims on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Firemen get a free hot meal from Oklahoma Golf andCountry Club kitchen staff as volunteers work to aid tornado victims and rescue workers on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
James Trina, with Heo's, prepares food for rescue workers inside his mobile kitchen as volunteers work to aid tornado victims and rescuers on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Moore, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Student, volunteer and storm survivor Morgan Roberts helps sort items donated to tornado victims in Walker Center at the University of Oklahoma on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Norman, Okla. Morgan's parents live in the area damaged by the twister. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Student volunteers Helen Kerwin, Plano, Texas senior, and Elizabeth Forsythe, Edmond senior help displaced homeowner Brandi Battocchio, right, look for clothes for her granddaughter among items donated to tornado victims and collected in Walker Center at the University of Oklahoma on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Norman, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman
Damage to the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. A tornado hit the area on Monday, May 20, 2013. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Paula McGee reacts as she sees her home on Kings Manor in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. McGee bought the home two weeks ago and it was hit by the tornado that moved through the Moore area on Monday. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
A man looks through debris at a home on Kings Manor in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The area was hit by the tornado that moved through the Moore area on Monday. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Workers search a home west of telephone Road in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. A tornado hit the area on Monday, May 20, 2013. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Search and rescue personal gather in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. A tornado hit the area on Monday, May 20, 2013. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Anthony Spencer looks through the home of his mother-in-law, Paula McGee, on Kings Manor in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Paula McGee bought the home two weeks ago and it was hit by the tornado that moved through the Moore area on Monday. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Workers walk past the Moore Medical Center in Moore, Okla., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The area was hit by a tornado on Monday, May 21, 2013. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Workers search a home on 6th Street in in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. A tornado hit the area on Monday, May 20, 2013. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Rep. Markwayne Mullin looks through debris at the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. A tornado hit the area on Monday, May 20, 2013. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Paula McGee recovers her Bible from her home on Kings Manor in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. McGee bought the home two weeks ago and it was hit by the tornado that moved through the Moore area on Monday. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Workers search a home on 6th Street in in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. A tornado hit the area on Monday, May 20, 2013. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Items collected from a home of Heather Lane are collected in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. A tornado hit the area on Monday, May 20, 2013. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Search and rescue workers gather in a neighborhood just west of Telephone Road in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. A tornado hit the area on Monday, May 20, 2013. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Workers begin to clean up the Warren Theatre in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The Theatre was hit by the tornado that moved through the Moore area on Monday. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Debris at the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. A tornado hit the area on Monday, May 20, 2013. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Gov. Mary Fallin, center, tours the Plaza Towers Elementary School with Sen. Tom Coburn, left, and Rep. Tom Cole in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. A tornado hit the area on Monday, May 20, 2013. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Workers search a home on 6th Street in in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. A tornado hit the area on Monday, May 20, 2013. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Markings on a home on 6th street in Moore on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. A tornado hit the area on Monday, May 20, 2013. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Workers look over a wall at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. A tornado hit the area on Monday, May 20, 2013. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Debris at the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. A tornado hit the area on Monday, May 20, 2013. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
A search and rescue worker ties a break at the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. A tornado hit the area on Monday, May 20, 2013. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Damage at the Moore Medical Center in Moore, Okla., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The area was hit by a tornado on Monday, May 21, 2013. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Workers continue going through the debris at the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. A tornado hit the area on Monday, May 20, 2013. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Items in the debris of Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. A tornado hit the area on Monday, May 20, 2013. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Gov. Mary Fallin tours the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. A tornado hit the area on Monday, May 20, 2013. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Workers search a home on 6th Street in in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. A tornado hit the area on Monday, May 20, 2013. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Workers sort through debris at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. A tornado hit the area on Monday, May 20, 2013. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
Brent Young stacks water bottles at the First Baptist Church in Moore, Okla., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
A rescuer searches a neighborhood near Telephone Rd., in Moore, Okla., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
Diana Palmore hugs her daughter, Monica Boyd, 10, as she talks about being inside the Plaza Tower Elementary School during the tornado, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
A rescuer searches a neighborhood near Telephone Rd., in Moore, Okla., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
People clear debris at Tinker Federal Credit Union near 1-35 in Moore, Okla., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
Daisy and Lawrence Dickens talk about the Moore, Okla., tornado, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
Debris from the 7-11 on 4th street is pictured in Moore, Okla., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
A rescuer searches a neighborhood on 6th Street., in Moore, Okla., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
A rescuer searches a neighborhood on 6th Street., in Moore, Okla., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
A rescuer searches a through a house on 6th Street, in Moore, Okla., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
Debris from the 7-11 on 4th street is pictured in Moore, Okla., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
Dr. Stephanie Barnett stands in front of the Moore Medical Center, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Barnett was in the hospital during the tornado. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
Diana Palmore is comforted by Cherrie Shelton with Cross Community Church Disaster Team at a Red Cross Shelter. Palmore was inside the Plaza Tower Elementary School during the tornado, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
A rescuer searches a neighborhood near Telephone Rd., in Moore, Okla., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
The vault at Tinker Federal Credit Union near 1-35 in Moore, Okla., is pictured Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
Alex Allen, 16, with Boy Scouts Tropp 180, helps sort clothes at a Red Cross Shelter, Moore, Okla., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
Debris from the 7-11 on 4th street is pictured in Moore, Okla., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman
