i took a broom to their country and smashed and sliced without warning without stopping and i smiled all the time i was doing it.

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This has led to an increase in the warning time.

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Residents of Moore had 36 minutes from the time the National Weather Service issued its warning until the time the twister entered the city.

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While the warning at the time said waves could surge between 3 and 6 feet, the largest wave, measured in Kahului on the island of Maui, was about 2.5 feet above ambient sea level.

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