Moore tornado 25 years later

Good morning, Oklahoma!

Here's what you need to know today:

🌞 Temperature check: Mostly cloudy today with a high of 73 degrees, low of 59; According to AccuWeather, rain showers and a thunderstorm are likely in Oklahoma City

📅 Today in History: In 1970, twenty-eight National Guard members fired more than 60 rounds at anti-war protesters on the campus of Kent State University, killing four people and wounding nine. The demonstrators at Kent State were protesting the expansion of the Vietnam War. Guard members had tried to disperse the crowd with tear gas and had advanced toward the protesters with bayonets affixed to their rifles. Some protesters hurled rocks or taunts in response, and soon after, the guard members opened fire.

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• 📸 Bryant Elementary students load up donated supplies to send to Sulphur community

If you only read one thing today:

Moore tornado 25 years later: Survivors remember devastation, pay forward support to Sulphur

There was much on people's minds on Friday — it was the 25th anniversary of the deadly tornado that left dozens dead and survivors scarred, but also the day a funeral was held for beloved, long-time Mayor Glenn Lewis who shepherded the community through the 1999 storm and another, even deadlier tornado that struck the suburb nearly 11 years ago

All that, however, couldn't stop community organizers from gathering supplies to help some of Oklahoma's latest storm survivors impacted by 27 tornadoes that took four lives and heavily damaged homes and businesses in the heart of Sulphur.

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This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Moore tornado 25 years later