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Consider This...Severe weather commitment

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City leaders also have a responsibility to keep citizens safe. Tornado sirens are a no-brainer and we need them in Lubbock, no matter the cost.

City offices closed on Monday, May 27

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City of Lubbock offices, including Lubbock Public libraries, will be closed May 27, 2013, in observance of Memorial Day.

SLIDESHOW: Severe Weather 5/23

Wind, dust and heavy rain swept through the South Plains on Thursday. Here's a collection of photos our viewers shared on Facebook.

Brigadier General Gary G. Harber, a Hometown Hero Video included

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This prominent soldier, who served during the Berlin Crisis, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, and as a general during Desert Storm will tell you he is not a hero. But he says he remembers many.

Consider This...Time to vote on sirens Video included

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So to the members of the Lubbock City council that said on the record they are undecided or against tornado sirens, what else do you need to hear?

Slideshow

Enhanced Fujita Scale explained

The Enhanced Fujita Scale is used by meteorologists to rate the strength of a tornado.

SLIDESHOW: Massive tornado hits Oklahoma

Another large tornado has touched down in Moore, OK, south of Oklahoma City, killing at least 24 people, many of them children.

Shannon Smith Pays It Forward Video included

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This week, Shannon Smith pays it forward to Earnestine and Jamie Lopez.

5 tornado safety myths debunked Video included

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Experts say it's not a matter of if a deadly tornado will hit the Hub City again, but when. KCBD set out to fact check common advice about what to do in an emergency and found that some of what we've been told just isn't true.

SLIDESHOW: Tornadoes rip through Texas

Severe weather brought tornadoes to north Texas, killing six and injuring more than 35.

Your Memories of the 1970 Lubbock Tornado

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Back on May 9, 2005, NewsChannel 11 asked you to send us your stories of survival from the 1970 tornado. Here are the e-mails that we received from our viewers...

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