Moore OK tornado has now claimed in excess of two dozen individuals (actually revised downward as of late morning) including many young people as of this report. This has been the deadliest tornado day since May 22, 2011. Upwards of 158 people lost their lives near Joplin MO alone.
According to the SPC's Annual Killer Tornado Statistics page, since that day through May 15 2013, the number of people killed by tornadoes had been 107.
Since May 15, the number of tornado deaths has been at least 30. And the threat of tornadoes is not over yet. More tornadic storms are forecast for parts of Texas into Arkansas.
Source:
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/torn/fatalmap.php?yr=2013
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