2 killed by tornado in Oklahoma, mayor says
5 years, 10 months ago

2 killed by tornado in Oklahoma, mayor says

CBS News  

El Reno— A tornado killed at least two people as it destroyed a motel, roared through a nearby mobile home park and caused other significant damage in the Oklahoma City area, officials said Sunday. The twister tore through El Reno, a city just west of Oklahoma City, on Saturday night as a powerful storm system rolled through the state, Rick Smith, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Norman, told The Associated Press. Emergency workers search through debris from a mobile home park, Sunday, May 26, 2019, in El Reno, Oklahoma, following a likely tornado touchdown late Saturday night. — NWS Norman May 26, 2019 Saturday night's storm in El Reno comes after a week of tornados, severe rain and flooding in the Southern Plains and Midwest, including a tornado that hit Jefferson City, Missouri.

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Oklahoma braces for more severe weather after tornadoes leave thousands without power
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Oklahoma braces for more severe weather after tornadoes leave thousands without power

The Independent  

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Oklahoma tornados rip across state - as life-threatening storms tear up homes, down power, and flip cars
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Oklahoma tornados rip across state - as life-threatening storms tear up homes, down power, and flip cars

Daily Mail  

Multiple tornadoes touched down in central and southern Oklahoma after midnight on Sunday, ripping the siding off homes, flipping cars and downing power lines. A home in southeastern Oklahoma City is completely destroyed in the aftermath This home is near SE 89th & Sooner Rd, where five of the six reported injuries occurred In the same area, a pickup truck …

Severe storms in Oklahoma injure at least 6 people and leave tens of thousands without power
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Severe storms in Oklahoma injure at least 6 people and leave tens of thousands without power

LA Times  

This image taken from video provided by KOCO shows damage caused by a tornado in a neighborhood near 89th and S. Sooner Road in North Moore, Okla., Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. Severe storms and tornadoes battered Oklahoma early Sunday, tossing cars and ripping roofs off buildings in the middle of the night and leaving about 86,000 homes and businesses without …

US: Tornadoes Rip Through Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas; at least 15 Dead
10 months ago

US: Tornadoes Rip Through Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas; at least 15 Dead

Deccan Chronicle  

Houston: At least 15 people, including two kids, have died as powerful storms ravaged the states of Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas in the central US, destroying homes and plunging thousands into darkness amid rising temperatures over the Memorial Day weekend. Seven fatalities were reported in Cooke County, Texas, near the Oklahoma border, where a tornado Saturday night ripped through a …

US Tornado news: Severe storms cause massive destructions in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas; at least 15 dead
10 months ago

US Tornado news: Severe storms cause massive destructions in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas; at least 15 dead

Live Mint  

At least 15 people, including two kids, have died as powerful storms ravaged the states of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas in the central US, destroying homes and plunging thousands into darkness amid rising temperatures over the Memorial Day weekend. Seven fatalities were reported in Cooke County, Texas, near the Oklahoma border, where a tornado Saturday night ripped through a rural …

At least 18 dead after tornadoes rip through Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas
10 months ago

At least 18 dead after tornadoes rip through Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas

New Indian Express  

VALLEY VIEW: Powerful storms killed at least 18 people, injured hundreds and left a wide trail of destruction Sunday across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop where dozens sought shelter in a restroom during the latest deadly weather to strike the central U.S. Storms also killed two people and destroyed houses in Oklahoma, where …

After Oklahoma, severe storms and deadly tornadoes strike American Midwest
10 months, 3 weeks ago

After Oklahoma, severe storms and deadly tornadoes strike American Midwest

Hindustan Times  

Severe storms battered the Midwest on Tuesday, unleashing a curtain of heavy rain, gusty winds and tornadoes throughout the region a day after a deadly twister ripped through a small Oklahoma town and killed at least one person. Tornadoes wreak havoc across Central US The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center has cited more than a dozen reports of tornadoes …

Oklahoma weather alert: Tornadoes wreak havoc in multiple states, 1 dead amid powerful storms
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Oklahoma weather alert: Tornadoes wreak havoc in multiple states, 1 dead amid powerful storms

Hindustan Times  

A tornado destroyed homes, forced the evacuation of a nursing home and toppled trees and power lines when it roared through a small Oklahoma town, one of several twisters that erupted in the central United States amid a series of powerful storms that stretched into Tuesday. The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center cited 17 reports of tornadoes from Monday …

1 person dead, homes destroyed after tornado rips through northeastern Kansas
10 months, 4 weeks ago

1 person dead, homes destroyed after tornado rips through northeastern Kansas

Associated Press  

WESTMORELAND, Kan. — One person died Tuesday when a tornado ripped through the small city of Westmoreland in northeastern Kansas, destroying houses, RVs and outbuildings, authorities said. Pottawatomie County officials said on Facebook that a tornado struck the city of about 700 people Tuesday evening, destroying 22 homes, three RVs and five outbuildings and damaging another 13 homes and one …

Tornadoes Kill 4 In Oklahoma, Leaving Trail Of Destruction And Thousands Without Power
11 months ago

Tornadoes Kill 4 In Oklahoma, Leaving Trail Of Destruction And Thousands Without Power

Huff Post  

A car lies knocked over on its side after a tornado tore through Sulphur, Okla., on April 28, 2024. AP Photo/Ken Miller SULPHUR, Okla. — Tornadoes killed four people in Oklahoma, including an infant, and left thousands without power Sunday after a destructive outbreak of severe weather flattened buildings in the heart of one rural town and injured at least …

Deadly tornadoes kill four, including child as they rip through Oklahoma
11 months ago

Deadly tornadoes kill four, including child as they rip through Oklahoma

The Independent  

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Oklahoma towns hard hit by tornadoes begin long cleanup after 4 killed in weekend storms
11 months ago

Oklahoma towns hard hit by tornadoes begin long cleanup after 4 killed in weekend storms

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At least four dead in US after dozens of tornadoes rip through Oklahoma
11 months ago

At least four dead in US after dozens of tornadoes rip through Oklahoma

Al Jazeera  

Hospitals across the state reported about 100 injuries, including people apparently struck by debris. At least four people were killed and dozens more injured after multiple tornadoes wreaked havoc in the central state of Oklahoma in the United States. “It seems like every business downtown has been destroyed.” A four-month-old baby was among the dead, Hughes County Emergency Management Director …

Oklahoma governor declares state of emergency for 12 tornado-battered counties
11 months ago

Oklahoma governor declares state of emergency for 12 tornado-battered counties

LA Times  

Sean Thomas Sledd salvages items from his room Sunday, the morning after it was hit by a tornado, in Sulphur, Okla. Tornadoes that tore through Oklahoma have flattened buildings across one rural town, killing at least four people, causing widespread power outages and leaving a trail of destruction, Gov. In Oklahoma, a tornado ripped through Holdenville, a town of about …

Severe storms with tornadoes kill at least 3 in the central US
1 year ago

Severe storms with tornadoes kill at least 3 in the central US

Associated Press  

Severe storms with probable tornadoes tore through several central U.S. states, damaging homes and businesses and killing at least three people, with more bodies likely to be discovered, authorities said. A high school in Winchester had electricity and was open for people who “need somewhere warm and dry.” In Ohio’s Logan County, a suspected tornado tore through the villages of …

Three dead, dozens hurt as tornado devastates Texas town in US
1 year, 9 months ago

Three dead, dozens hurt as tornado devastates Texas town in US

Al Jazeera  

The tornado moved through a mobile home park, mangling trailers and uprooting trees, according to a witness. He said at least one person was killed in a mobile home park that took a “direct hit” from a tornado. Storm chaser Brian Emfinger told Fox Weather that he watched the twister move through a mobile home park, mangling trailers and uprooting …

At least 26 dead after tornadoes rake US Midwest, South
1 year, 11 months ago

At least 26 dead after tornadoes rake US Midwest, South

Live Mint  

Storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes killed at least 26 people in small towns and big cities across the South and Midwest, tearing a path through the Arkansas capital, collapsing the roof of a packed concert venue in Illinois and stunning people throughout the region Saturday with the damage's scope. In Crawford County, Illinois, three people were killed and …

5 killed as tornado hits Oklahoma, Texas
4 years, 11 months ago

5 killed as tornado hits Oklahoma, Texas

India TV News  

At least five people were killed and more than a dozen injured as tornadoes hit the US states of Oklahoma and Texas, according to officials. A tornado touched down in Marshall County near Oklahoma's border with Texas on Wednesday evening, leaving two people dead and another person in critical condition at a hospital, local media reported, quoting Robert Chaney, the …

Two killed, several injured after tornado rips through Oklahoma
5 years, 10 months ago

Two killed, several injured after tornado rips through Oklahoma

India TV News  

At least two people were killed and several others injured when a tornado tore slammed into the US state of Oklahoma. "It's been a serious, serious event here," El Reno Matt White said in a press conference on Sunday. Search and rescue teams are still combing through the rubble left behind after the tornado hit the city on Saturday, Efe …

Residents take stock after night of tornadoes in central US
7 years, 10 months ago

Residents take stock after night of tornadoes in central US

Associated Press  

ELK CITY, Okla. — Residents of an Oklahoma subdivision and a Wisconsin trailer park that were leveled by deadly tornadoes sifted through what remained of their homes and possessions Wednesday, even as forecasters warned of another round of powerful storms on the horizon. “I was one of those people who thought, ‘Ah, it won’t happen to me.’ But never again.” …

US storms kills 21, tornado roars through Mississippi city
10 years, 11 months ago

US storms kills 21, tornado roars through Mississippi city

Live Mint  

Tupelo, Mississippi: On a second day of ferocious storms that have claimed at least 21 lives in the southern US, a tornado tore through the Mississippi town of Tupelo on Monday causing widespread destruction to homes and businesses, according to witnesses and local emergency officials. Monday’s twister in Tupelo, one of several to tear across Mississippi, damaged hundreds of homes …

Oklahoma hit by more tornadoes, 5 dead
11 years, 9 months ago

Oklahoma hit by more tornadoes, 5 dead

The Hindu  

The U.S. city hit by a deadly tornado less than two weeks ago was slammed again, and the Oklahoma medical examiner’s office said five people were killed. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said a mother and baby were among the dead, and emergency officials said reports of injuries were “widespread.” Tornadoes hit Oklahoma City on Friday evening, smashing vehicles along a …

Devastating Oklahoma tornado kills 24
11 years, 10 months ago

Devastating Oklahoma tornado kills 24

The Hindu  

A tornado that ripped through Moore, a suburb of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on Monday afternoon left at least 24 dead, including nine children, and a trail of destruction that some survivors compared to a “war zone”. And among the victims were young children, trying to take shelter in the safest place they knew — their school.” He added that he …

Dozens Killed In Massive Tornado Near Oklahoma City
11 years, 10 months ago

Dozens Killed In Massive Tornado Near Oklahoma City

NPR  

Dozens Killed In Massive Tornado Near Oklahoma City Enlarge this image toggle caption Sue Ogrocki/AP Sue Ogrocki/AP A massive tornado ripped through the southern suburbs of Oklahoma City, Monday afternoon, killing at least 51 people, according to the state medical examiner's office. Update at 6:13 p.m. At Least An EF-4: The National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, reports: "Preliminary Rating …

Dozens Of Tornadoes Kill 201 People In The US
13 years, 11 months ago

Dozens Of Tornadoes Kill 201 People In The US

India TV News  

Pleasant Grove, Alabama, Apr 28: Dozens of tornadoes spawned by a powerful storm system wiped out neighborhoods across a wide swath of the South, killing at least 201 people in the deadliest outbreak in nearly 40 years, and officials said Thursday they expected the death toll to rise. The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., said it …

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