Preliminary tests show that a tornado that struck a Superfund site in northeastern Oklahoma did not raise airborne lead levels enough to create a health risk.

The reason most residents of Picher won’t be able to rebuild their homes following a massive tornado is plainly visible from most parts of town.

The Environmental Protection Agency planned to check for high lead levels Monday after a deadly tornado blew through a heavily polluted former mining town where lead-filled waste is piled into giant mounds.

Sue Sigle was hoping the government would offer more money for her home before she moves away from this pollution-scarred town. Then the tornado came.

Crews and search dogs hunted Sunday for survivors or bodies in piles of debris after tornadoes and storms rumbled across the region a day earlier and killed at least 22 people in three states.

Authorities say at least 10 people are dead in Missouri and Oklahoma after severe weather that included tornadoes.

Waiting in their cars or on broken sidewalks, the blue-jeaned crowd has turned out for a parade. But they could pass for mourners at a funeral.