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This is a dome storm shelter and is the only structure still standing undamaged in this area after the deadly May 20 tornado destroyed all the homes in the neighborhood. According to neighbors, the owners did not get into it in time and were rescued with injury from the debris of their home.

A memorial has been set up for the lives lost at Plaza Towers Elementary School.

Aerial views of neighborhoods that were damaged by the tornado that touched down in the area on May 20, 2013

Aerial views of the damage caused by the tornado that touched down in the area on May 20, 2013. This is a view of Plaza Tower Elementary school.

Aerial views of the damage caused by the tornado that touched down in the area on May 20, 2013

Aerial views of the hospital after being damaged by the tornado that touched down in the area on May 20, 2013

An American flag waves in the wind among tornado damage

Looking north onto Santa Fe from SW 19th street

Dollar General store(?) just north of SW 19th on Santa Fe

Looking south on Santa Fe from SW 19th street

Damage on Penn Ave. south of SW 149th (SW19th on the Moore side)

One of the many dead livestock along that stretch

Military personnel are helping a fellow unit member recover possessions and clean up debris after the May 20 tornado.

Moore Emergency Manager Gayland Kitch, right and Officer Eric Thomas survey the damage where Thomas' home once stood prior to the recent tornado

Moore resident, Kristian Parrish finds one of her favorite scarves in the debris that was once her home. The area of Moore, Oklahoma was struck by a F5 tornado on May 20th.

Moore resident looks at home destruction

Neighborhoods are destroyed from a tornado that passed through the area on May 20, 2013

Oklahoma Task Force 1 rescue workers and local firefighters continue search and rescue operations at Plaza Tower Elementary School late into the evening. A tornado destroyed many parts of the community on May 20, 2013.

People commonly take cover in their bathtubs. This one had a heavy duty pickup truck and debris in it with no surrounding walls standing.

President Barack Obama, center, tours Plaza Towers Elementary School with Principal Amy Simpson, left,, FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, right, Governor Mary Fallin, second from right, and Briarwood Principal Shelley Jaques McMillian, second from left. Obama was joined by local, state and federal officials to survey the damage caused by the recent EF5 tornado.

President Obama listens to FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate as they survey areas impacted by the recent EF5 tornado.

The remnants of Plaza Towers Elementary School after a tornado destroyed many parts of the community on May 20, 2013

After and before photos side-by-side of a house and surroundings

Volunteers assist Moore residents in find personal belongings after a F5 tornado struck the town.

Damage photographs from the Moore, Oklahoma tornado (more coming);
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NWA Annual Meeting in Charleston SC October 12–17, 2013. Plan now to attend and present! Visit our main meeting page for all the details or jump to:
Anniversary news from an NWA Corporate member – Vaisala happily announces the 30-year anniversary of the NLDN. Details at www.vaisala.com/nldn30! The number of lightning flashes recorded in the 30-year history of the NALDN (North American Lightning Detection Network – US & Canada networks combined) = 702,501,649.
Congratulations to Katie Western, a senior at the University of Oklahoma, for winning the NWA 2013 Broadcast Meteorology Scholarship. Congratulations also to Janice Marie Maldonado Jaime, the 2013 David Sankey NWA Scholarship winner. She is currently pursuing a Master's degree in professional meteorology at Mississippi State University. She obtained a bachelor's degree in Physics with a curriculum sequence in Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez in May 2011.
Undergraduate students — apply now through 1 July for the annual NWA Meteorological Satellite Applications Award. Win a stipend of $500 and more! Members – help spread the news about NWA grants/scholarships.
Enjoy two new articles in the NWA Journal of Operational Meteorology:
- They just don't make storms like this one anymore: Analyzing the anomalous record snowfall event of 1959. Thanks to authors: C. Hansen, M. L. Kaplan, S. A. Mensing, S. J. Underwood, J. M. Lewis, K. C. King, and J. E. Haugland.
- Verification of RAP Model Soundings in Preconvective Environments. Thanks to Jennifer M. Laflin.
Hurricane / Post Tropical Cyclone Sandy – NOAA Service Assessment released. See the press release or load the report (PDF).
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Annual NWA Award nominations are open. See http://www.nwas.org/awards/index.php for online submission procedures and lists of awards and past winners.

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