Storms passing through Ardmore this morning swept away power for nearly 1,700 Oklahoma, Gas and Electric customers.

COOKE CO, TX-A large black plume of smoke from a Cooke county fire could be seen all the way from Sherman Tuesday.

Strong winds and lightning were the two main causes of damage in Lamar County Tuesday.

For a week now wild hogs have been rooting up the 135-year old Willow Wild Cemetery.

BRYAN COUNTY, OK -- In the event of a tornado warning Oklahoma emergency management officials advise the public to think twice about heading to a community shelter.

GRAYSON COUNTY, TEXAS -- Even as rain came down in Grayson County, donations continued to pour into the Grayson College Police Department for Moore, Oklahoma.

TEXOMA -- As severe weather threatens the area, local schools say they're prepared for potential disasters.

TEXOMA -- 3:41 PM -- Oncor reporting power outages across North Texas include: 47 in Sherman, 55 in Van Alstyne, and 28 in Pottsboro. We urge all viewers to take cover and stay tuned as we update you through out the night.

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has expressed his "closeness to the families of all who died in the Oklahoma tornado," with special concern for "those who lost young children."

Places to donate to Moore here in Texoma

SHERMAN, TEXAS -- TAPS has phone and Internet service once again, after losing it for nearly a full work day on Monday.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Officials say all of the interstates through the tornado-ravaged areas of Moore and Oklahoma City are open, but traffic is moving slowly.

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says he is instructing his disaster response team to get tornado victims in Oklahoma everything they need "right away."

MOORE, Okla. (AP) - The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including seven children.

Classes are canceled for Tishomingo students today.

BONHAM, TX-Fannin County Commissioners discussed how they can fix some water leaks at the courthouse Monday.

BONHAM, TX- Bonham city officials decided to continue their negotiations on the fate of two collapsed buildings downtown.

STEPHENS COUNTY, OK -- Around three this Monday two tornadoes touched down in Stephens County.

SHERMAN, TX -- If you are hit by hail, damaging winds or a tornado local insurance agents have advice for you.

The city council unanimously selected Arjumand Hashmi as mayor in their meeting tonight.

BRYAN COUNTY, OK -- Emergency Management officials started preparing for potential severe weather early Monday morning. Director James Dalton said they watch the maps, radar and national weather service alerts.

MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Authorities say an elementary school in an Oklahoma City suburb took a direct hit from a mile-wide tornado.

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TEXOMA -- 11:19 PM: OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Medical examiner: At least 20 children among the 51 killed by Oklahoma tornado. We urge all viewers to take cover and stay tuned as we update you through out the night.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Associated Press' president and chief executive says the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records has already had a chilling effect on newsgathering, a week after the subpoenas were revealed publicly.