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Word of Mouth

The #OKC Tornado On Twitter

New Hampshire Public Radio

Published May 21, 2013 at 9:57 AM EDT

Brady Carlson joins us to talk about social media's reaction to the devastating tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma.

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