Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Betsy Randolph said roadways quickly became congested with the convergence of rush-hour traffic and fleeing residents.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Betsy Randolph said troopers found the bodies of a woman and an infant near their vehicle.
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Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Betsy Randolph said the roadways were quickly congested with the convergence of rush-hour traffic and fleeing residents.
Ms. Davis, for example, has a copy of a bulletin put out by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol immediately after the Murrah bombing.
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Watkins cited an Oklahoma Highway Patrol tally of rescues from all agencies.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Betsy Randolph said it wasn't known if the woman was driving into the storm when it hit around 7 p.m.
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The Oklahoma Highway Patrol asked motorists to steer clear of Interstate 35 near Moore to free up lanes for disaster response resources streaming into the area.
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Betsy Randolph, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, said search teams were using the same symbols as in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
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Amanda Goodman was ejected from the SUV she was riding in after the driver lost control and struck an oncoming big rig, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said.
"As long as we are here ... we are going to hold out hope that we will find survivors, " said Trooper Betsy Randolph, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
She said she has called out the National Guard, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and the state Office of Emergency Management to "try to get the traffic moving" and get people to shelter.
In 2002 the Oklahoma Heart Hospital opened up across the highway from the spine outfit.
"My biggest concern right now is the traffic that is out on the highway right now, " Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said.
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