Members of the high school graduating class of 1974 in Moore, Okla., had taken their seats in the football stadium under darkening skies. The class president welcomed the crowd. Then the principal, looking out at the clouds, declared all the students graduates and told those in attendance to find shelter immediately. “The sky turned pea green, horrible clouds rolled in, and sirens started going off,” said Nuala Murray South, one of the graduates. Sterling Crim, another graduate, grabbed the hand of his girlfriend, LeAnn Boyd, and dragged her under the bleachers next to the brick wall of a concession stand.

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Persons: Okla, ”, Nuala Murray, Sterling Crim, LeAnn Boyd Organizations: Sterling Locations: Moore