51 Dead in Oklahoma After Tornado Goes Through Moore

At least fifty-one people are dead after a very large tornado hit the town of Moore, Oklahoma.

The twister was on the ground for forty minutes, leaving a trail of destruction a mile wide and eleven miles long, through the town.

It had winds around two hundred miles per hour, putting at a category four.

Two elementary schools, a hospital, and several hundred homes were damaged, destroyed, or demolished.

Moore Medical Center (photo by Patrick Cornell)

Twenty of the dead were children at Plaza Towers Elementary School.

Some one hundred and twenty people, including seventy children, have been hospitalized due to their injuries and dozens are still missing.

The National Guard is present, in the area.

It was the second day in a row that the Oklahoma City area had dealt with a deadly tornado.

On Sunday, two were killed when Shawnee took a hit from one.

Throughout both days Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas have dealt with over one hundred tornadoes.

No deaths, injuries, or serious damages have been reported from the other effected areas.

Storms capable of creating more tornadoes will be continuing at least through Tuesday.