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Today I came across this <a href="
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Unfortunately the map doesn't have any zoom controls or an option to view aerial imagery of the same location before the tornado struck. The map, however, does include a dynamic URL that gives the latitude and longitude of the current view. Therefore, if you want to compare before and after views of the tornado, you can grab the latitude and longitude of a view and paste it into Google Maps.
The aerial view above shows Plaza Towers Elementary School. Below is the aerial view of the same school on Google Maps, taken before the tornado.
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<span style="color: blue;">Update:</span> <a href="
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The New York Times has also created two evocative custom Street View images
of the devastation caused by the tornado in Moore, Oklahoma - <a href="
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