Recovery operations continue Tuesday morning after a tornado, reported to be a mile wide, touched down in Moore, leveling Plaza Towers Elementary School and killing at some children inside. The death toll is expected to rise. President Obama has declared a disaster and FEMA is providing support.

Storified by Julie Moos · Tue, May 21 2013 10:34:24

"It seems that our worst fears have happened today." - Bill Bunting, National Weather Service meteorologist, Norman, Okla.

— Scott Kleinberg · Mon, May 20 2013 15:20:12

BREAKING. OK Gov Mary Fallon says she knows of 237 people injured in Moore tornado but has no firm number on fatalities.

— Charlie Kaye · Tue, May 21 2013 10:30:17

As dawn arrives, a new look at flattened Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, #oklahoma http://pic.twitter.com/zgCL5KupAh · Trevor Hughes

A stuffed animal sits among a pile of rubble in Moore, Oklahoma. #koco http://pic.twitter.com/dXfJ5uNuhL · Danielle Dozier

US Marines just found this US Flag buried in the rubble. They raised the flag just now. #MooreOK http://pic.twitter.com/JenDT92zYV · Jaclyn Whittal

OKLAHOMA SPIRIT: State flag hangs above the rubble near Plaza Towers school in #Moore where kids died @priscillaluong http://pic.twitter.com/3lW87OU1hM · NewsBreaker

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On search and rescue operation, Moore Fire Department chief says, 'We haven't found anyone in some while now' - @CBSThisMorning broadcast

— Breaking News Storm · Tue, May 21 2013 04:39:20

Searching through Oklahoma tornado rubble: 'Find me babies' - KansasCity.com

It was 2 a.m., nearly 11 hours after a mile-wide tornado with winds reaching more than 200 miles per hour heaved a broad swath of this to...

Search and rescue continues through Oklahoma night; dogs sniff through debris - KansasCity.com

At 2 a.m Tuesday, not a quarter mile from the obliterated Plaza Tower Elementary School, some 20 search and rescue firefighters watch as ...

Efforts switch to recovery at Moore, Okla. elementary school

MOORE, Okla. - Officials said they are no longer working a search and rescue effort but now a recovery mission at the a Moore elementary ...

MOORE, Okla.: Rescuers reach children at tornado-struck Okla. school | National | Idahostatesman.com

A monstrous tornado as much as a mile wide with winds up to 200 mph roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire ne...

Search for survivors begins in OKC suburb - KansasCity.com

A mix of volunteers and first responders are combing through debris in an Oklahoma City suburb looking for survivors. The city of Moore, ...

Obama is "closely monitoring the storm" in Oklahoma and has been briefed by Homeland Security adviser Lisa Monaco, WH says.

— Philip Rucker · Mon, May 20 2013 14:58:58

Obama administration assures Oklahoma officials they'll have all help possible after tornado: apne.ws/10QTRUA -RJJ

— The Associated Press · Mon, May 20 2013 15:33:01

President Obama declares disaster for Oklahoma

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that federal disaster aid has...

PHOTO: Flags lowered to half-staff at the U.S. Capitol in honor of victims of Oklahoma #tornado http://pic.twitter.com/EqDFBd3E5A · NBC Nightly News

FEMA, Federal Partners Support Response to Severe Storms in Oklahoma | FEMA.gov

Hurricane Sandy, Apply for Assistance, Disaster Declarations

Cost of tornado cleanup will be massive huff.to/1166gsP

— Huffington Post · Mon, May 20 2013 15:44:38

We are monitoring the situation as 1st responders go through. We will open shelters as we find locations. Will update.

— Red Cross Oklahoma · Mon, May 20 2013 14:59:01

Runners and eyewitnesses from across the country recount their experiences as explosions rock the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing two people and injuring dozens more.

Storified by Julie Moos · Mon, Apr 15 2013 17:07:38

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CIM founder on Boston Marathon explosion: 'Shock wave through the running world' - The Sacramento Bee

The founder of the California International Marathon said the explosion at the finishing line of the Boston Marathon will mean a real cha...

'They were just running away from the finish area'

Charlotte software architect Mark Ulrich had just finished his first Boston Marathon on Monday afternoon and was getting ready to celebra...

Bradenton runner: After blasts, 'Everyone in the street just stopped' | Local News | Bradenton Herald

Bradenton marathoner David Meier crossed the finish line at the Boston Marathon at about 2:15 p.m., 35 minutes before two explosions rock...

Kansas Citians see chaos, confusion after Boston Marathon explosion - KansasCity.com

"It sounded just like a very loud explosion. Then a second one," said Stacy Scalfaro, 39, of Lee's Summit. Scalfaro said the crowd remain...

FORT MILL: Fort Mill runner crosses Boston Marathon finish as bombs explode | Local News | Rock Hill Herald Online

A Fort Mill runner competing in the Boston Marathon today narrowly missed injury as she crossed the finish line within seconds of an expl...

Hollywood runner crosses finish line of Boston Marathon just before blasts - Nation - MiamiHerald.com

Miami Herald Staff Report Patricia Soden, wobbly from fatigue after running 26 miles, had just crossed the finish line of the Boston Mara...

Fort Worth runner's first-person account: No mass panic | Breaking News | News from Fort...

Have more to add? News tip? Tell us Chimene Fikkert said she thought the explosion came from the sky. "Like it was a helicopter," she sai...

Macon runners at Boston Marathon when explosions go off | Local & State | Macon.com

BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: Lori Brewer, 44, of Macon, was approaching the finish line of her first Boston Marathon when the explosions took pl...

The Modesto Bee | Modesto-area residents describe scene of Boston Marathon explosions

Several Northern San Joaquin Valley residents are in Boston, either as runners or as spectators. Several have been checking in with conce...

BOSTON: Triangle marathoners recount the moments after the blast in Boston | Crime | NewsObserver.com

Kerry Seal, a Cary resident, was in a medical tent near the Boston Marathon finish line when the first explosion sounded. The 53-year-old...

MYRTLE BEACH: Myrtle Beach area runner finishes Boston Marathon 30 minutes before explosions | Local News | MyrtleBeachOnline.com

Myrtle Beach area runner Bruce Gregory completed the Boston Marathon Monday just 30 minutes before two explosions went off at the finish ...

Most SLO County runners had finished before blasts at Boston Marathon | Local News | SanLuisObispo.com

More than a dozen runners from San Luis Obispo County participated in Monday's Boston Marathon, but nearly all had finished before two ex...

South Mississippians avoid injury at Boston Marathon | Sports | The Sun Herald

Ten South Mississippians who competed in Monday's Boston Marathon avoided serious injury from the two explosions detonated in quick succe...

Some Centre County residents at Boston Marathon | News | CentreDaily.com

Runners at the Boston Marathon, where two bombs exploded near the finish line today, included several local residents and Penn State stud...

Accounts from local athletes and friends and family of Boston Marathon runners - Lights & Sirens

Post by / on April 15, 2013 at 2:00 pm | From Pacific Lutheran University's Facebook page: For the Lute community: Kirk Isakson (PLU vide...

Several Lowcountry runners in Boston Marathon reported safe | Beaufort News | The Island Packet

Several Lowcountry runners in the Boston Marathon are safe following explosions at the finish line of the race. There are at least 11 loc...

Several Bellingham runners reported OK at Boston Marathon | Community Sports | The Bellingham Herald

Carter, Morrison get top-50 women's finishes Several Bellingham runners were reported uninjured after two explosions near the finish line...

Is there less media reporting than there used to be or has it just changed as there's more (different) media to cover?

Storified by Julie Moos · Mon, Feb 04 2013 16:07:48

Media beat now is about biz of newsrooms; not editorial gossip, as it was in more flush times. But anyway: http://www.buzzfeed.com/doree/whats-the-real-story-behind-the-new-york-times-bu via @fwd

— Edmund Lee · Mon, Feb 04 2013 13:25:42

Putting NYT aside, there's some truth to this: http://bit.ly/USi2Tb Less media reporting = lots of opportunities for up-&-coming reporters.

— Brian Stelter · Mon, Feb 04 2013 13:29:28

Why's NYT intrigue less covered than ’06? Couple reasons: reporters cover more ground & staffers tweet newsroom scenes. http://bit.ly/XSDswj

— Michael Calderone · Mon, Feb 04 2013 13:34:53

@mlcalderone @edmundlee old media isn't the sexy media story it once was. morning shows, Conde, NYT, WSJ all used to be hot beats

— Michael Learmonth · Mon, Feb 04 2013 13:40:20

@mlcalderone @edmundlee also could be that chartbeat tells us there are really only 12k people who want to read about masthead intrigue

— Michael Learmonth · Mon, Feb 04 2013 13:38:12

@learmonth @mlcalderone that much? seriously I think newsroom gossip always had low reader #s. What's diff now is intensity of those readers

— Edmund Lee · Mon, Feb 04 2013 13:41:27

@edmundlee @mlcalderone they are a VERY important, influential 12k, myself and everyone I know included

— Michael Learmonth · Mon, Feb 04 2013 13:43:39

@learmonth @mlcalderone @tmcgev very influential, but feeling deflated. yeah Tom, folks like Ken Auletta figures less and less on the beat

— Edmund Lee · Mon, Feb 04 2013 13:46:01

@learmonth @mlcalderone @edmundlee What was the last long featurey piece you read about Time Inc.? Wenner? NBC News? WSJ? Vogue? New Yorker?

— Tom McGeveran · Mon, Feb 04 2013 13:43:34

@tmcgev @mlcalderone @edmundlee they don't happen anymore. They are being written about Twitter, Facebook, etc

— Michael Learmonth · Mon, Feb 04 2013 13:45:06

@learmonth @tmcgev @mlcalderone @edmundlee actually a big void - no one writing v. interesting stuff about twitter, fb either.

— Peter Kafka · Mon, Feb 04 2013 13:47:02

@learmonth @edmundlee @pkafka @tmcgev @mlcalderone Huge opportunity for newbies, I think. Assuming they can get published somewhere.

— Brian Stelter · Mon, Feb 04 2013 13:51:46

@brianstelter “Assuming they can get published somewhere”? Wordpress/Tumblr/Twitter is really all you need to start now

— Megan McCarthy · Mon, Feb 04 2013 13:53:01

@Megan ha, i know i know... i'm always encouraging college students to start competitors to tvnewser, romenesko, etc.

— Brian Stelter · Mon, Feb 04 2013 13:53:31

@brianstelter +1 what @Megan said. it's not about "getting published" now, but acquiring "users." (the new eyeballs)

— Lora Kolodny · Mon, Feb 04 2013 13:56:01

@lorakolodny @Megan i generally agree. though having the backing of a big name helps an enormous amount.

— Brian Stelter · Mon, Feb 04 2013 13:58:20

@brianstelter @lorakolodny Yeah, a name can lend legitimacy, but all names started out as nothing at first

— Megan McCarthy · Mon, Feb 04 2013 13:58:56

@lorakolodny @brianstelter @jaredbkeller the views come once you get your first scoop, and keep coming unless you epically fail right after

— Megan McCarthy · Mon, Feb 04 2013 13:58:08

Good point by @doreeshafrir that there's less who's-hired/fired media coverage now; not sure I'd say that's bad thing http://www.buzzfeed.com/doree/whats-the-real-story-behind-the-new-york-times-bu

— James Poniewozik · Mon, Feb 04 2013 13:49:51

@poniewozik @doreeshafrir I think what's bad is the lack of WHY they were hired/fired stories.

— Brian Stelter · Mon, Feb 04 2013 13:55:27

Storified by Julie Moos · Wed, Jan 16 2013 14:55:50

Plagiarism at the Post; Editor's note and apology on Panama canal story that appeared on A1 on Jan 13 http://wapo.st/10cQHPj

— Patrick Pexton · Wed, Jan 16 2013 14:48:12

2 USC prof complained; Post “determined that 4 sentences were taken in whole or in substantial part from her article without attribution”

— Patrick Pexton · Wed, Jan 16 2013 14:48:44

3. New Post editor Marty Baron apologizes; Booth does too, for “this serious journalistic transgression”

— Patrick Pexton · Wed, Jan 16 2013 14:49:01

4. “The Post will be taking severe and appropriate action with regard to Mr. Booth.” Newsroom sources say he will not, however, be fired.

— Patrick Pexton · Wed, Jan 16 2013 14:49:17

5. Purloined material taken from USC prof Andrea Hricko. She wrote for Environmental Health Perspectives. http://1.usa.gov/V5QFU4

— Patrick Pexton · Wed, Jan 16 2013 14:49:33

6. Booth was slated to be Post Jerusalem correspondent. Speculation in newsroom is that he will not go there now. I can’t confirm this.

— Patrick Pexton · Wed, Jan 16 2013 14:49:55

7. I’ll probably write about this for my Sunday column.

— Patrick Pexton · Wed, Jan 16 2013 14:50:05

A shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Connecticut has left the shooter and an unconfirmed number of other people dead, possibly 27.

Storified by Julie Moos · Fri, Dec 14 2012 14:23:13

Police are at an incident on Dickinson Drive in Newtown - details are sketchy but Sandy Hook Elementary is on the same street.

— Stephen Busemeyer · Fri, Dec 14 2012 06:55:31

Breaking: State Police say they are responding to a shooting at a school in Newtown on Dickenson Drive.

— WFSB Channel 3 · Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:01:00

Shooting at our middle school wtf is going on in this world!

— Marissa Metcalf · Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:12:28

School shooting at sandy hook. I hope my mom is ok

— Joey vanVeen · Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:18:27

My mom is working at a Newtown school today.... Holly Shit, Holly Shit.

— Chris K · Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:25:05

Praying for my little cousin who goes to Sandy Hook Elementary..I hope your ok

— Jeff Spencer · Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:35:10

state police received call on Newtown shooting at 9:47, numerous shots fired near room #9. 40 troopers now clearing the school.#Newtown

— Dave Altimari · Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:37:04

Sandy Hook Elementary School is on lockdown after shooting reported - details on @CNN TV and our live blog: http://on.cnn.com/WbG4H9

— CNN · Fri, Dec 14 2012 08:01:40

My nieces and nephew at Sandy Hook school are fine. But horrible situation

— Rep. John Frey · Fri, Dec 14 2012 08:06:29

My cousin is home. #blessed

— Jeff Spencer · Fri, Dec 14 2012 08:13:49

My mom is so shakin up. I can't imagine how the kids and parents who lost there kids feel

— Joey vanVeen · Fri, Dec 14 2012 11:29:28

Thank God she's at Reed Middle school today

— Chris K · Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:29:32

Anxious for #Newtown to release my kids. 1st one who complains about me hugging them gets another

— Tim · Fri, Dec 14 2012 09:18:41

Newtownbee

one shooter is confirmed dead in the Newtown school shooting,, unconfirmed reports there may have been two shooters. #Newtown

— Dave Altimari · Fri, Dec 14 2012 07:51:38

RT @HuffPostCrime: BREAKING: 1 gunman confirmed dead, unconfirmed reports of a second gunman #sandyhook #newtown http://huff.to/U04eGd

— Quinton Richardson · Fri, Dec 14 2012 08:55:58

RT @BreakingNews: At least 1 teacher wounded in Connecticut elementary school shooting, @AP reports; more on http://BreakingNews.com: http://bit.ly/TSf6SY

— waldete sales rossi · Fri, Dec 14 2012 08:55:36

The five-day Twitter Fiction Festival kicks off today, as perhaps a new literary tradition.

Storified by Julie Moos · Wed, Nov 28 2012 11:40:58

In support of #Twitterfiction, I'll be posting six 1-tweet #storytimes throughout the day. Collect them all & win a tour of the Shed...

— Joanne Harris · Wed, Nov 28 2012 04:13:54

1. She waited and searched for Mr Right until all the men in the world had died out. Then, at last, she found happiness. #twitterfiction

— Joanne Harris · Wed, Nov 28 2012 04:16:56

2. He met her on the day that she fell asleep for a hundred years. As she awoke, he kissed her. Her scream broke his heart. #twitterfiction

— Joanne Harris · Wed, Nov 28 2012 04:34:00

3. She built a baby from sugar & spice and fed it with cake and honey. Her husband, a lifelong dieter, never really bonded. #twitterfiction

— Joanne Harris · Wed, Nov 28 2012 05:37:30

She was sweet & innocent. He promised her puppies & icecream. When they were alone, she tore out his throat. No one grieved. #twitterfiction

— Joanne Harris · Wed, Nov 28 2012 06:14:30

5. The man had invented a flying machine.The Emperor, fearing a threat, had him killed. Then he looked up & saw the birds... #twitterfiction

— Joanne Harris · Wed, Nov 28 2012 06:54:00

She cut her hair, leapt out of the tower & bounced off the Prince as she landed. She survived. He didn't. Happy ever after. #twitterfiction

— Joanne Harris · Wed, Nov 28 2012 08:30:34

In 10 minutes, I'll be kicking off #litmash as part of the #twitterfiction festival. Play along. Details here: http://bit.ly/QLIApE

— Lauren Beukes · Wed, Nov 28 2012 06:50:42

My Hardboiled Pony: "Ain’t no rainbows here," Dash said. "Not since Pinkie Pie went hooves up in an alley" #litmash #twitterfiction

— Lauren Beukes · Wed, Nov 28 2012 07:35:19

I would not, could not stop his heart. He lies beneath the floorboards, Bart. #litmash #twitterfiction

— Kent Peterson · Wed, Nov 28 2012 07:26:03

I do not love that buried clock. I do not love its tick tock, tick tock. #litmash #twitterfiction (seuss x poe)

— Amy McCulloch · Wed, Nov 28 2012 07:26:09

Twitter fiction festival kicks off today. Best yet: @wwnorton is finding Shakespeare tweets and RT'ing them in order. #twitterfiction

— Erica Anderson · Wed, Nov 28 2012 10:17:57

Tis a consummation devoutly to be wished for. http://pic.twitter.com/dXb8iCFY · Corinne Cordasco

“To die: to sleep; No more; and by a sleep to say we end.” #webcamtoy http://pic.twitter.com/7XZhLBFA · Alessandra

To be or not to be, that is the question @TheDeputyBlase http://pic.twitter.com/uazlcRqo · Jake Plevnic

Hamlet: A Retweeting

Performed as part of the Twitter Fiction Festival (#twitterfiction).

Storified by Julie Moos · Tue, Nov 06 2012 21:09:40

NBC News declares Barack Obama as the projected winner of the Presidency of United States. More at http://NBCNews.com #NBCPolitics

— NBC News · Tue, Nov 06 2012 20:14:26

*BREAKING* @CBSNews projects: BARACK OBAMA RE-ELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES http://cbsn.ws/election

— CBS News · Tue, Nov 06 2012 20:15:32

Barack Obama will be re-elected president, CNN projects. #CNNelection http://cnn.com

— CNN Breaking News · Tue, Nov 06 2012 20:18:52

Fox News projects #Obama re-elected president http://fxn.ws/Svj9UI via @foxnewspolitics #election2012

— Fox News · Tue, Nov 06 2012 20:20:31

#BREAKINGNEWS: @ABC News projects Barack Obama will be re-elected President of the United States. http://abcn.ws/brkNews

— ABC News · Tue, Nov 06 2012 20:25:54

@nprpolitics projects a victory for President Obama http://www.npr.org/ #nprelection

— NPR · Tue, Nov 06 2012 20:35:30

#BREAKING: President Obama wins! http://huff.to/lBOS8j #election2012

— Huffington Post · Tue, Nov 06 2012 20:20:30

Breaking News: President Obama Is Re-elected to Second Term, Networks Project http://nyti.ms/XikBQa

— The New York Times · Tue, Nov 06 2012 20:21:56

AP FLASH: Barack Obama re-elected president. #Election2012

— The Associated Press · Tue, Nov 06 2012 20:38:45

Storified by Julie Moos · Thu, Nov 01 2012 10:32:45

In Wonderland, Alice's Adventures #nytbooks

— Joanna Kozakou · Thu, Nov 01 2012 08:53:24

In 80 Days, Around The World #NYTbooks

— Ben Allain · Thu, Nov 01 2012 08:53:10

In the Rye, a Catcher. #nytbooks

— Dave. · Thu, Nov 01 2012 09:12:10

In the Time of Cholera, Love #nytbooks

— Fatma Makki · Thu, Nov 01 2012 09:12:21

In Time, a Wrinkle #nytbooks

— alli katz · Thu, Nov 01 2012 08:51:11

In a hat, a cat #nytbooks

— felix salmon · Thu, Nov 01 2012 09:20:53

To the Galaxy, A Hitchhiker's Guide #NYTbooks

— Bob Toevs · Thu, Nov 01 2012 09:09:16

Of the Artist as a Young Man, a Portrait. #nytbooks #lovethistrend

— Tim Lau · Thu, Nov 01 2012 09:02:06

Of Oz, The Wizard #nytbooks

— Wendy Wishon · Thu, Nov 01 2012 09:20:52

Of Peace, and War #nytbooks

— Danielle Kirsh · Thu, Nov 01 2012 09:02:21

Of Solitude, 100 Years #nytbooks

— Danielle Kirsh · Thu, Nov 01 2012 09:04:50

Of Style, The Elements #nytbooks

— Sarah · Thu, Nov 01 2012 08:51:07

Of Dunces, A Confederacy #nytbooks

— Matt Fogarty · Thu, Nov 01 2012 09:07:16

Of The Roman Empire, A History Of Decline And Fall #nytbooks

— Liam Hoare · Thu, Nov 01 2012 09:04:21

#nytbooks Of the Rings, A Lord

— kelly · Thu, Nov 01 2012 08:48:45

For Owen Meany, A Prayer #nytbooks

— Carl Franzen · Thu, Nov 01 2012 08:55:26

For Algernon, Flowers #nytbooks

— Nina · Thu, Nov 01 2012 09:04:09

For Godot, Waiting #NYTbooks

— Jenn Umali · Thu, Nov 01 2012 09:19:54

On 34th Street, a Miracle. #nytmovies

— Tim Murphy · Thu, Nov 01 2012 07:54:45

On The Campaign Trail, Fear And Loathing #NYTbooks

— Jon Clinch · Thu, Nov 01 2012 09:19:44

Storified by Julie Moos · Tue, Oct 30 2012 06:02:53

3 feet of water on floor of NYSE according to @ChadMyersCNN.

— Jonathan Wald · Mon, Oct 29 2012 18:43:20

BREAKING: "Three feet of water on the NYSE floor" @chadmyerscnn

— Piers Morgan Tonight · Mon, Oct 29 2012 18:43:30

"3 ft of water on floor of the NY Stock Exchange" via @TWCBryan #SuperStorm #Sandy #NYSE

— The Weather Channel · Mon, Oct 29 2012 18:42:48

Weather Channel just said 3ft of water inside New York Stock Exchange. #NYSE #Sandy

— Luke Russert · Mon, Oct 29 2012 18:42:34

"It means it's going to be closed for a long time" @ErinBurnett on new info that NYSE floor covered with 3 feet of water. #Sandy

— Piers Morgan Tonight · Mon, Oct 29 2012 18:44:51

This NYSE flooding story is weird. Lots of folks citing other folks. Hard to figure out the actual source.

— Joseph Weisenthal · Mon, Oct 29 2012 18:46:34

CNN citing "National WEather Service" National Weather Service citing some "local report"

— Joseph Weisenthal · Mon, Oct 29 2012 18:46:50

"This will have an influence worldwide on people's wealth" @AliVelshi on potential lengthy close of NYSE due to storm damage. #Sandy

— Piers Morgan Tonight · Mon, Oct 29 2012 18:48:02

Conflicting reports of water on the floor of the NYSE. First report of 3 feet of water on floor may be unconfirmed.

— Piers Morgan Tonight · Mon, Oct 29 2012 18:56:59

Hmmm Chad Meyers said he got the NYSE 3' of flood water on the trading floor report from NWS Chat. #oops

— Michael Nicolaou · Mon, Oct 29 2012 18:59:18

Lots of sketchy/false reports. The NYSE flood report was relayed through the NWS storm report network citing “broadcast media.”

— Morgan Palmer · Mon, Oct 29 2012 18:57:57

NYSE official tells me reports of water on the floor of the Exchange are FALSE.

— Ben White · Mon, Oct 29 2012 18:47:40

I am not at the NYSE and have not seen CNN report. All I can tell you is that senior Exchange official denied it to me.

— Ben White · Mon, Oct 29 2012 18:55:15

NYSE denies reports of flooding on trading floor. But it was on twitter so must be flooded right?

— Robert Rikard · Mon, Oct 29 2012 18:55:18

Did CNN really just falsely report the NYSE was flooded? #Sandy

— Lauren Luxenburg · Mon, Oct 29 2012 18:55:20

CNBC reporting no water on NYSE floor but CNN and The Weather Channel saying there is 3ft of water. #WhatIsGoingOn

— Dr. Switzer · Mon, Oct 29 2012 18:55:20

Apologies for tweet re NYSE flooding. Report from CNN was false: no NYSE flood. Subway flooding has been confirmed by PATH and MTA. #Sandy

— Rebecca Zeitlin · Mon, Oct 29 2012 19:17:32

NYSE spokesperson to @ABC: "It is false. Weather Channel issued a egregiously false report. There is no water in our building." #Sandy

— David Ford · Mon, Oct 29 2012 19:02:46

NYSE's Rich Adamonis tells me reports of trading floor underwater are wrong, "irresponsible reporting by Weather Channel, Cnn" and others.

— Adrienne LaFrance · Mon, Oct 29 2012 19:11:00

New reports from The Weather Channel News Desk show that the NY Stock Exchange does not have 3 ft. of water on trading floor. #Sandy

— The Weather Channel · Mon, Oct 29 2012 19:00:51

Monday night, newsrooms lost server access and power.

Storified by Julie Moos · Tue, Oct 30 2012 08:42:27

We're having technical difficulties due to power outages. Working to get site back up. Newsroom still monitoring #Sandy. Will keep tweeting.

— Huffington Post · Tue, Oct 30 2012 00:57:02

Busy @huffpostuk newsroom shows our social media is as important as our site. Now publishing to FB and T #sandy http://pic.twitter.com/lnpfL9kl · Stephen Hull

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Gawker is temporarily down because the 57th Street Crane just flooded our servers with sea foam, or something. Back with you shortly.

— Gawker · Mon, Oct 29 2012 16:04:36

We'll be back soon! There was a data center battery failure after the power went down in Lower Manhattan. Generators powering up. #sandy

— Gizmodo · Mon, Oct 29 2012 16:21:31

Our site is down. Problems with NY-area servers due to Sandy. Be back ASAP.

— BuzzFeed · Mon, Oct 29 2012 16:21:34

Our IT team is hard at work to bring the site back up. http://twitpic.com/a5k50k · Andrew Kaczynski

Pushing out stuff through Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr while we resolve our site issues, you guys! Follow and like us.

— BuzzFeed · Mon, Oct 29 2012 17:01:07