Deadly Oklahoma tornado exceptional but all too familiar

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Watch: Tornado Twists Through Okla.

Twister ripped apart homes from Newcastle to Moore, a path of 12 miles.

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Monster tornado kills at least 51 in Oklahoma town

MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - A 2-mile-wide (3-km-wide) tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing at least 51 people while destroying entire tracts of homes, piling cars atop one another, and trapping two dozen school children beneath rubble.

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