Moore, Oklahoma (CNN) -- One week after a tornado devastated the lives and landscape of Moore, much of the city seems frozen in time. But despite the staggering wreckage that still litters the ground, the road to recovery is well under way.
Here's the latest on the Oklahoma tornado aftermath.
Oklahoma tornado: In context
In the rubble, a shocking find
Desperately digging through the rubble where his house once stood, Tom Bridges made a shocking find on Monday: $2,000 worth of crisp bills.
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A message is left by a homeowner who lost his home in the May 20 tornado on Monday, May 27, in Moore, Oklahoma. View more photos of the aftermath in the region and another gallery of aerial shots of the damage. Left to right, Jaqi Castro, Angelica Morris-Smith and Cetoria Petties walk through a tornado ravaged neighborhood handing out supplies to residents and fellow volunteers on May 27. Residents gather in the First Baptist Church for the Oklahoma Strong memorial service on Sunday, May 26, to honor victims of the recent deadly tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. Preschooler Keltin Marazzi, front center, stands on stage with other school children during the memorial service. Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin addresses the audience on May 26. Tornado victims Christa and Russell Smith hug their children, Evan and Justin Smith, as the service takes place. Plaza Towers Elementary School teacher Jennifer Doan is comforted by her fiance, Nyle Rogers, on May 26. President Barack Obama is greeted as he tours the tornado-ravaged area near Moore, Oklahoma, on Sunday, May 26. Volunteers bow their heads in reverence on Saturday, May 25, in front of a memorial at the Plaza Towers Elementary School where seven children died during the devastating tornado, in Moore, Oklahoma, on May 20. Mike Hitch prepares to pull a classic Corvette from under the debris of a home destroyed by Monday's tornado on May 25. Mike Hitch loads a salvaged Corvette pulled from the rubble onto a tow truck in Moore on May 25. Eunice Lassiter sits in the driveway of a friend's tornado-damaged home on May 25 in Moore. A volunteer signs a cross on May 25 at a makeshift memorial outside of the destroyed Plaza Towers Elementary School where seven children were killed in Monday's tornado in Moore. Volunteers unload donated items for tornado victims at the Yellow Rose Theater on May 25 in Moore. Volunteer Brittany Pendergraft organizes donated tornado relief items inside the Yellow Rose Theater on May 25 in Moore. Eddie Jones of the Christian Life Center in Rolla, Missouri, cooks for residents and volunteers helping with tornado relief on May 25 in Moore. Carol Kawaykla holds a picture of her mother she found in the rubble of her tornado-devastated home in Moore, Oklahoma, on May 24. The sun sets over debris from houses littering the ground in Moore, Oklahoma, on Thursday, May 23, three days after the town was damaged by a tornado. Debris is scattered across a driveway on May 23. Severe thunderstorms barreled through this Oklahoma City suburb at dawn Thursday, complicating cleanup efforts. Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm as people search for items that can be saved from their devastated home on May 23. A devastated neighborhood is seen on May 23 in Moore. A woman searches for belongings at a home on May 22 in Moore. Michael Pritz swings a golf club while taking a break from helping his friend to salvage belongings on May 22. Debris litters what remains of a classroom at Plaza Towers Elementary School on May 22. Seven children died at the school in Monday's tornado. A makeshift shelter stands next to a home destroyed by the tornado on May 22. Casey Angle walks on the bunk bed she shared with her sister Sydney, who was among the students killed at Plaza Towers Elementary School during the tornado. Tara McDonald shows some items salvaged from her home on May 22. A swing set sits warped at Plaza Towers Elementary School on May 22. Plaza Towers Elementary School students Monica Boyd and Lavontey Rodriguez sit at the parking lot of their tornado devastated school. Travis French and his wife, Amy, of Capitol Hill Baptist Church hand out fresh fruit, water and hygiene packs to Thomas and Kelcy Trowbridge. Teachers from Fairview Elementary School help clean up former school counselor Kay Taylor's home in south Oklahoma City on May 22, two days after an extremely powerful tornado tore through Moore, Oklahoma. Jake English, 12, cleans up retired school counselor Kay Taylor's home on May 22 in south Oklahoma City, just west of Moore. The storm was part of a tornado outbreak that began in the Midwest and Plains on Sunday, May 19. A man talks on his cell phone in front of a destroyed house on May 22. A man looks through a pile of clothing at a roadside relief camp on May 22 in Moore. Volunteers form a chain to retrieve clothing and other household items on May 22. Jon Booth moves a piece of debris from his mother's destroyed home across the street from Plaza Towers Elementary School on May 22. Matt Johnson salvages items from his grandparents' home on Tuesday, May 21. An aerial view of the destruction on May 21. The storm, which touched down near Newcastle, Oklahoma, spanned 1.3 miles. Some areas along the path were completely flattened. Two men fold an American flag found in the debris of a house on May 21 in Moore. A young girl stands among the rubble outside Briarwood Elementary School on May 21. A doll covered in dirt is among the rubble scattered throughout a neighborhood in Moore on May 21. Bonnie Lolofie, left, and Ashley Do carry belongings from their apartment, which has no power, on May 21. Residents salvage belongings from their demolished homes in Moore on May 21. Kelli Kannady weeps after finding a box of photographs of her late husband in the rubble near where her home once stood in Moore on May 21. Tufts of pink insulation hang from the rafters of a store in Moore on May 21 that was destroyed in the storm. Natalie Johnson searches through her mother's destroyed car outside Briarwood Elementary School in Moore on May 21. Rescuers dig out a house in Moore on May 21. June Simson embraces her cat Sammi after she found him standing among the rubble of her destroyed home in Moore on May 21. A man stands on the roof of a destroyed home in Moore on May 21. A man helps move a resident's belongings from a destroyed home on May 21 in Moore. Air Force Airman First Class Justin Acord sifts through the rubble of his father-in-law's home in Moore on May 21. People recover belongings from the rubble of a home in Moore. People sort through a leveled home in Moore on May 21. Debris lies among headstones in the Moore Cemetery on May 21. Workers clean up the Warren movie theater in Moore on May 21. Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett surveys damage in Moore on May 21. Piles of debris lie around the north side of Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore on May 21. As dawn breaks, storm clouds roll in over a devastated neighborhood in Moore on May 21. Members of the Oklahoma National Guard look for survivors in rubble in Moore on May 21. A National Guardsman assists in the search for victims on May 21. A rescue worker leads a horse from the wreckage of a day care center and barns on Monday, May 20, in Moore. Men tie an American flag on debris in a neighborhood off Telephone Road in Moore on May 20. Children wait for their parents to arrive at Briarwood Elementary School in south Oklahoma City on May 20. Teachers carry children away from Briarwood Elementary School on May 20. Teachers lead children away from Briarwood Elementary School on May 20. Read more about the photo. A fire official drives through the rubble of Moore Medical Center on May 20. Abby Madi, left, and Peterson Zatterlee comfort Zatterlee's dog, Rippy, on Monday, May 20, in Moore. A woman is treated for her injuries on May 20 at a triage area set up for the wounded. Two girls stand in rubble in Moore. Rescue workers help free one of more than a dozen people who were trapped at a medical center in Moore on May 20. Oklahoma City firefighters check on Gene Tripp on May 20 as he sits in his rocking chair where his home once stood. A nurse helps an older man who suffered a head injury on May 20 in Moore. Cars marked with an orange X, meaning they have been checked for occupants, are piled up in front of the entrance to the damaged Moore Medical Center on May 20. Jim Routon hugs his neighbor, 7-year-old Hezekiah, after the tornado strikes on May 20. An earlier version of this caption incorrectly stated that Routon was Hezekiah's teacher. See an interview with the pair. People look through the wreckage of their neighborhood after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, on May 20. Dana Ulepich searches inside a room left standing at the back of her destroyed house in Moore on May 20. Residents look through the debris in Moore on May 20. A man looks through the remains of a home after the massive tornado struck Moore on May 20. A woman is transported on a stretcher after she was rescued from the damaged medical center in Moore on May 20. A woman walks through debris in Moore on May 20. A man is taken away from the IMAX Theater in Moore that was used as a triage center on May 20. A girl wraps herself in a blanket near the Moore Hospital on May 20. A nurse walks by the destruction at a Moore hospital on May 20. Destroyed cars scatter the landscape in Moore, Oklahoma, where hundreds of homes and buildings were put to ruin on May 20. A woman with an arm injury is helped on May 20 in Moore. Extensive damage from the tornado destroyed cars and demolished structures in Moore on May 20. Onlookers stop to view a portion of the destruction left behind on May 20 in Moore. Overturned cars are among the rubble from the tornado that hit Moore on May 20. A woman is comforted after the May 20 tornado in Moore. A shredded tree stands amid debris in the aftermath of the storm in Moore on May 20. A shopping center parking lot is covered with debris and damaged cars on May 20. Law enforcement officers block a roadway in Moore where there was extensive damage from the tornado. A massive tornado approaches Moore on May 20. The storm first touched down to the west of the city near Newcastle, Oklahoma. Visit CNN.com/impact for ways to help the victims. 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Left to right, Jaqi Castro, Angelica Morris-Smith and Cetoria Petties walk through a tornado ravaged neighborhood handing out supplies to residents and fellow volunteers on May 27. 
Residents gather in the First Baptist Church for the Oklahoma Strong memorial service on Sunday, May 26, to honor victims of the recent deadly tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. 
Preschooler Keltin Marazzi, front center, stands on stage with other school children during the memorial service. 
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin addresses the audience on May 26. 
Tornado victims Christa and Russell Smith hug their children, Evan and Justin Smith, as the service takes place. 
Plaza Towers Elementary School teacher Jennifer Doan is comforted by her fiance, Nyle Rogers, on May 26. 
President Barack Obama is greeted as he tours the tornado-ravaged area near Moore, Oklahoma, on Sunday, May 26. 
Volunteers bow their heads in reverence on Saturday, May 25, in front of a memorial at the Plaza Towers Elementary School where seven children died during the devastating tornado, in Moore, Oklahoma, on May 20. 
Mike Hitch prepares to pull a classic Corvette from under the debris of a home destroyed by Monday's tornado on May 25. 
Mike Hitch loads a salvaged Corvette pulled from the rubble onto a tow truck in Moore on May 25. 
Eunice Lassiter sits in the driveway of a friend's tornado-damaged home on May 25 in Moore. 
A volunteer signs a cross on May 25 at a makeshift memorial outside of the destroyed Plaza Towers Elementary School where seven children were killed in Monday's tornado in Moore. 
Volunteers unload donated items for tornado victims at the Yellow Rose Theater on May 25 in Moore. 
Volunteer Brittany Pendergraft organizes donated tornado relief items inside the Yellow Rose Theater on May 25 in Moore. 
Eddie Jones of the Christian Life Center in Rolla, Missouri, cooks for residents and volunteers helping with tornado relief on May 25 in Moore. 
Carol Kawaykla holds a picture of her mother she found in the rubble of her tornado-devastated home in Moore, Oklahoma, on May 24. 
The sun sets over debris from houses littering the ground in Moore, Oklahoma, on Thursday, May 23, three days after the town was damaged by a tornado. 
Debris is scattered across a driveway on May 23. Severe thunderstorms barreled through this Oklahoma City suburb at dawn Thursday, complicating cleanup efforts. 
Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm as people search for items that can be saved from their devastated home on May 23. 
A devastated neighborhood is seen on May 23 in Moore. 
A woman searches for belongings at a home on May 22 in Moore. 
Michael Pritz swings a golf club while taking a break from helping his friend to salvage belongings on May 22. 
Debris litters what remains of a classroom at Plaza Towers Elementary School on May 22. Seven children died at the school in Monday's tornado. 
A makeshift shelter stands next to a home destroyed by the tornado on May 22. 
Casey Angle walks on the bunk bed she shared with her sister Sydney, who was among the students killed at Plaza Towers Elementary School during the tornado. 
Tara McDonald shows some items salvaged from her home on May 22. 
A swing set sits warped at Plaza Towers Elementary School on May 22. 
Plaza Towers Elementary School students Monica Boyd and Lavontey Rodriguez sit at the parking lot of their tornado devastated school. 
Travis French and his wife, Amy, of Capitol Hill Baptist Church hand out fresh fruit, water and hygiene packs to Thomas and Kelcy Trowbridge. 
Teachers from Fairview Elementary School help clean up former school counselor Kay Taylor's home in south Oklahoma City on May 22, two days after an extremely powerful tornado tore through Moore, Oklahoma. 
Jake English, 12, cleans up retired school counselor Kay Taylor's home on May 22 in south Oklahoma City, just west of Moore. The storm was part of a tornado outbreak that began in the Midwest and Plains on Sunday, May 19. 
A man talks on his cell phone in front of a destroyed house on May 22. 
A man looks through a pile of clothing at a roadside relief camp on May 22 in Moore. 
Volunteers form a chain to retrieve clothing and other household items on May 22. 
Jon Booth moves a piece of debris from his mother's destroyed home across the street from Plaza Towers Elementary School on May 22. 
Matt Johnson salvages items from his grandparents' home on Tuesday, May 21. 
An aerial view of the destruction on May 21. 
The storm, which touched down near Newcastle, Oklahoma, spanned 1.3 miles. Some areas along the path were completely flattened. 
Two men fold an American flag found in the debris of a house on May 21 in Moore. 
A young girl stands among the rubble outside Briarwood Elementary School on May 21. 
A doll covered in dirt is among the rubble scattered throughout a neighborhood in Moore on May 21. 
Bonnie Lolofie, left, and Ashley Do carry belongings from their apartment, which has no power, on May 21. 
Residents salvage belongings from their demolished homes in Moore on May 21. 
Kelli Kannady weeps after finding a box of photographs of her late husband in the rubble near where her home once stood in Moore on May 21. 
Tufts of pink insulation hang from the rafters of a store in Moore on May 21 that was destroyed in the storm. 
Natalie Johnson searches through her mother's destroyed car outside Briarwood Elementary School in Moore on May 21. 
Rescuers dig out a house in Moore on May 21. 
June Simson embraces her cat Sammi after she found him standing among the rubble of her destroyed home in Moore on May 21. 
A man stands on the roof of a destroyed home in Moore on May 21. 
A man helps move a resident's belongings from a destroyed home on May 21 in Moore. 
Air Force Airman First Class Justin Acord sifts through the rubble of his father-in-law's home in Moore on May 21. 
People recover belongings from the rubble of a home in Moore. 
People sort through a leveled home in Moore on May 21. 
Debris lies among headstones in the Moore Cemetery on May 21. 
Workers clean up the Warren movie theater in Moore on May 21. 
Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett surveys damage in Moore on May 21. 
Piles of debris lie around the north side of Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore on May 21. 
As dawn breaks, storm clouds roll in over a devastated neighborhood in Moore on May 21. 
Members of the Oklahoma National Guard look for survivors in rubble in Moore on May 21. 
A National Guardsman assists in the search for victims on May 21. 
A rescue worker leads a horse from the wreckage of a day care center and barns on Monday, May 20, in Moore. 
Men tie an American flag on debris in a neighborhood off Telephone Road in Moore on May 20. 
Children wait for their parents to arrive at Briarwood Elementary School in south Oklahoma City on May 20. 
Teachers carry children away from Briarwood Elementary School on May 20. 
Teachers lead children away from Briarwood Elementary School on May 20. Read more about the photo. 
A fire official drives through the rubble of Moore Medical Center on May 20. 
Abby Madi, left, and Peterson Zatterlee comfort Zatterlee's dog, Rippy, on Monday, May 20, in Moore. 
A woman is treated for her injuries on May 20 at a triage area set up for the wounded. 
Two girls stand in rubble in Moore. 
Rescue workers help free one of more than a dozen people who were trapped at a medical center in Moore on May 20. 
Oklahoma City firefighters check on Gene Tripp on May 20 as he sits in his rocking chair where his home once stood. 
A nurse helps an older man who suffered a head injury on May 20 in Moore. 
Cars marked with an orange X, meaning they have been checked for occupants, are piled up in front of the entrance to the damaged Moore Medical Center on May 20. 
Jim Routon hugs his neighbor, 7-year-old Hezekiah, after the tornado strikes on May 20. An earlier version of this caption incorrectly stated that Routon was Hezekiah's teacher. See an interview with the pair. 
People look through the wreckage of their neighborhood after a tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, on May 20. 
Dana Ulepich searches inside a room left standing at the back of her destroyed house in Moore on May 20. 
Residents look through the debris in Moore on May 20. 
A man looks through the remains of a home after the massive tornado struck Moore on May 20. 
A woman is transported on a stretcher after she was rescued from the damaged medical center in Moore on May 20. 
A woman walks through debris in Moore on May 20. 
A man is taken away from the IMAX Theater in Moore that was used as a triage center on May 20. 
A girl wraps herself in a blanket near the Moore Hospital on May 20. 
A nurse walks by the destruction at a Moore hospital on May 20. 
Destroyed cars scatter the landscape in Moore, Oklahoma, where hundreds of homes and buildings were put to ruin on May 20. 
A woman with an arm injury is helped on May 20 in Moore. 
Extensive damage from the tornado destroyed cars and demolished structures in Moore on May 20. 
Onlookers stop to view a portion of the destruction left behind on May 20 in Moore. 
Overturned cars are among the rubble from the tornado that hit Moore on May 20. 
A woman is comforted after the May 20 tornado in Moore. 
A shredded tree stands amid debris in the aftermath of the storm in Moore on May 20. 
A shopping center parking lot is covered with debris and damaged cars on May 20. 
Law enforcement officers block a roadway in Moore where there was extensive damage from the tornado. 
A massive tornado approaches Moore on May 20. The storm first touched down to the west of the city near Newcastle, Oklahoma. Visit CNN.com/impact for ways to help the victims. Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City area HIDE CAPTION << < 
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Obama: Oklahomans inspire with courage 
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Loved ones remember tornado victims He had kept the money in an envelope tucked away atop a window sill -- a place hidden from view and seemingly safe. But when last week's storm blasted his house to bits, the money went missing.
The 68-year-old man and a couple dozen volunteers spent Monday morning combing through rubble that was once his home, searching for the envelope.
At one point, they stood in a circle and prayed for the money to turn up. After hours of searching through wreckage 5 feet deep, it did.
"All of a sudden, I saw the window sill. ... I picked that up, and there it was," Bridges said shortly after the find, his voice cracking. "I just, I couldn't believe it. It was a miracle."
He said he hopes to use the money to buy a new pickup, since the storm totaled his vehicles.
"Right now, money is money. I got the clothes on my back and a new toothbrush I bought," he said. "It means a lot. It's just these little things like that really bring some joy in my heart, which I need."
Remembering those lost
Thousands of residents poured into First Baptist Church in Moore for a public memorial and prayer service Sunday night. Tissues in each of the pews greeted the mourners.
"It was pretty amazing celebrating all of the people that died and that lived," third-grader Ally Keepers told CNN affiliate KOCO.
Ally was inside Plaza Towers Elementary School with the tornado shredded the building and killed seven of her schoolmates.
"Some of my friends died, and I was so upset that Kyle Davis died," Ally said. "I was crying. I went to the cemetery and put some flowers out there for him."
Debby Goss of nearby Shawnee said the mass gathering was therapeutic.
"I think it was probably the start of healing for the community," she said.
"This was a good time for them to see each other in one place that wasn't a rescue center or a disaster area. ... There was a peaceful place for them to just sit and think about the other people that are here to support them and help."
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Frieda Stanley sits in what was once her living room. Her Oklahoma City neighborhood was hit by a deadly twister in May 1999 and again on Monday. The nameless neighborhood, near SW 149 and May Avenue in Oklahoma City, sits on the spot where the 1999 and 2013 tornado paths intersect. Lisa Brown helps her former colleague Kay Taylor pull belongings from the wreckage of her home. Taylor, a former PE teacher and school counselor, was most concerned about finding her collections of pennies, gumball machines and ladybug figures. Kay Taylor, 63, moved into her home here after the 1999 tornado. She plans to rebuild. Families on Tuesday and Wednesday searched for recognizable objects hidden in the anonymous rubble. Cheryl Richeson survived Monday's tornado by hiding out in her family's safe room, which is built to withstand Oklahoma's severe weather. Some people in this neighborhood say they will rebuild. Others aren't sure they trust the skies here. George Stanley recorded the tornado on his iPhone before waiting out the storm in his neighbor's underground storm shelter. He doesn't plan to leave. "It's my paradise out here," he said. Residents talked about how they survived this storm and the 1999 tornado as they pulled photos and other personal belongings from their homes. Kay Taylor lives next door to her 94-year-old aunt, whose home was destroyed by tornadoes in 1999 and this week. Both women plan to stay on this land. Living in tornado alley Living in tornado alley Living in tornado alley Living in tornado alley Living in tornado alley Living in tornado alley Living in tornado alley Living in tornado alley Living in tornado alley Living in tornado alley HIDE CAPTION << < 
The nameless neighborhood, near SW 149 and May Avenue in Oklahoma City, sits on the spot where the 1999 and 2013 tornado paths intersect. 
Lisa Brown helps her former colleague Kay Taylor pull belongings from the wreckage of her home. Taylor, a former PE teacher and school counselor, was most concerned about finding her collections of pennies, gumball machines and ladybug figures. 
Kay Taylor, 63, moved into her home here after the 1999 tornado. She plans to rebuild. 
Families on Tuesday and Wednesday searched for recognizable objects hidden in the anonymous rubble. 
Cheryl Richeson survived Monday's tornado by hiding out in her family's safe room, which is built to withstand Oklahoma's severe weather. 
Some people in this neighborhood say they will rebuild. Others aren't sure they trust the skies here. 
George Stanley recorded the tornado on his iPhone before waiting out the storm in his neighbor's underground storm shelter. He doesn't plan to leave. "It's my paradise out here," he said. 
Residents talked about how they survived this storm and the 1999 tornado as they pulled photos and other personal belongings from their homes. 
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Heather Shannon helps a friend find family photos and other keepsakes at her home in Moore, Oklahoma, on May 22. People who lost their homes to the tornado on Monday continue to search through the rubble in hopes of finding some of their belongings. Jon Cook salvaged a flag that was presented to his family when his grandfather, a Korean War veteran, passed away. Payton Jo Lindsey sits on her grandmother's hope chest amid the ruins where her family's home once stood. Aidan Fox, 9, was happy to find a baseball bat behind his grandparents' house in Moore on May 22. Lori Lacey found her dog Lillie two days after the tornado destroyed her home. Chelsea and Shane Stanfield discovered some family photos of them with their son, Lane. Kelcy Trowbridge searches for family keepsakes in the rubble of her home. Thomas and Kelcy Trowbridge found a basket adorned with footprints from one of their two children. Jennifer Nutty-Marquez, left, and Jamie Plunk saved a poster of Nutty-Marquez's son, Caleb, from the wreckage of their home. Carolyn Booher found her husband's wedding ring and several photos of her parents in the debris. Jason Keen and his wife, Katy, search through the wreckage in a field of debris behind their house. Thomas and Lisa Jones located some family photos of them and their son, Anthony. Scott, left, and Buddy Whitmore recovered a bowl that belonged to their grandmother. The items salvaged by Scott and Jill Ashbaugh included a photo of their 2-year-old son, Carter, and one of their wedding photos. Jill Ashbaugh works to remove her family's recovered belongings from their home. Trisha Jones and her fiance, Shaun Samuel, recovered a photo collage that Trisha received as a graduation gift. A flag hangs from a tree in a neighborhood in Moore that was in the direct path of the Oklahoma tornado. Lost and found: Recovered from the wreckage Lost and found: Recovered from the wreckage Lost and found: Recovered from the wreckage Lost and found: Recovered from the wreckage Lost and found: Recovered from the wreckage Lost and found: Recovered from the wreckage Lost and found: Recovered from the wreckage Lost and found: Recovered from the wreckage Lost and found: Recovered from the wreckage Lost and found: Recovered from the wreckage Lost and found: Recovered from the wreckage Lost and found: Recovered from the wreckage Lost and found: Recovered from the wreckage Lost and found: Recovered from the wreckage Lost and found: Recovered from the wreckage Lost and found: Recovered from the wreckage Lost and found: Recovered from the wreckage HIDE CAPTION << < 
Jon Cook salvaged a flag that was presented to his family when his grandfather, a Korean War veteran, passed away. 
Payton Jo Lindsey sits on her grandmother's hope chest amid the ruins where her family's home once stood. 
Aidan Fox, 9, was happy to find a baseball bat behind his grandparents' house in Moore on May 22. 
Lori Lacey found her dog Lillie two days after the tornado destroyed her home. 
Chelsea and Shane Stanfield discovered some family photos of them with their son, Lane. 
Kelcy Trowbridge searches for family keepsakes in the rubble of her home. 
Thomas and Kelcy Trowbridge found a basket adorned with footprints from one of their two children. 
Jennifer Nutty-Marquez, left, and Jamie Plunk saved a poster of Nutty-Marquez's son, Caleb, from the wreckage of their home. 
Carolyn Booher found her husband's wedding ring and several photos of her parents in the debris. 
Jason Keen and his wife, Katy, search through the wreckage in a field of debris behind their house. 
Thomas and Lisa Jones located some family photos of them and their son, Anthony. 
Scott, left, and Buddy Whitmore recovered a bowl that belonged to their grandmother. 
The items salvaged by Scott and Jill Ashbaugh included a photo of their 2-year-old son, Carter, and one of their wedding photos. 
Jill Ashbaugh works to remove her family's recovered belongings from their home. 
Trisha Jones and her fiance, Shaun Samuel, recovered a photo collage that Trisha received as a graduation gift. 
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OKC twisters: 15 years in 2 minutes Obama tours devastated area
President Barack Obama saw the destruction up close Sunday and vowed to support residents long after the media leaves.
"As fellow Americans, we're going to be there as shelter from the storm for the people of Moore who have been impacted," Obama said.
He praised local officials, first responders and school principals for their efforts after the storm, which killed 24 people, injured more than 375 others and damaged or demolished 12,000 homes in the Oklahoma City area.
Speaking from the wreckage of Plaza Towers Elementary, Obama called on Americans to help with relief efforts.
"It's going to take a long time for this community to rebuild, so I want to urge every American to step up," he said, suggesting citizens donate to the American Red Cross website.
Governor: We need help now
Shortly before Obama's visit, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said her chief request for the federal government was help plowing through regulatory hurdles.
"Basically, what I need is the ability to get through red tape, the ability to get the FEMA funds in here quickly and to get the services that our citizens need to help them recover through this terrible disaster," Fallin said on CNN's "State of the Union."
Fallin, a Republican, said the initial reaction from the federal government in assisting her state was fast and effective.
"So far, we have had great response," she said, quickly adding that there was a long way to go before Moore returns to normal.
"This is a massive debris field," she said. "It's not just a couple blocks. It's miles."
Schools across town destroyed
Weekend graduation festivities in Moore were infused with reminders of the tragic tornado.
When Southmoore High's Alyson Costilla walked across the stage to get her diploma, about a dozen people in the crowd stood and held up pictures of her mother, who died in a 7-Eleven ravaged by the powerful winds.
The cost of rebuilding classrooms for Moore's students will be enormous.
The city's public schools suffered $45 million in damage, including the two elementary schools that were leveled. Overall, insurance claims related to last week's storm will probably top $2 billion, said Kelly Collins from the Oklahoma Insurance Department.
Strangers rush to help
The cleanup can be arduous, if not overwhelming.
Caleb Allison stared at the mass of debris that covered the yard where his home once stood.
"Who's going to come get it?" the high school Spanish teacher wondered last week.
But his mammoth problem was quickly solved Sunday with the help of students, parent-teacher association members and fellow teachers from his school and the elementary school where his wife teaches.
"We probably had 70 to 80 people in our front yard, and we cleaned it in a matter of 30 minutes," he said.
Morgan DeLong, one of the volunteers, said many whose homes survived the storm are eager to help.
"It's kind of our turn to return that blessing and help people out," she said. "It's amazing to just look out and see how our community's coming together."
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