An F-4 Tornado that was said to be a mile wide and in excess of 200 miles per hour ripped through Moore, Okla. a suburb of Oklahoma City, killing at least 51 people including 20 children. More than 145 people have been injured, some seriously. Investigators expect that the death and injury toll to rise significantly once the search and rescue teams have completed their mission.
Emotional reactions have poured in from across the country. Take a look at the celebrity reactions to the Oklahoma tornado catastrophe.