Storms obliterate homes, a truck stop and more across the central US as police report the dead include two children, ages two and five
Storm clouds over the Texas border with Mexico. Forecasters had issued tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings for parts of Texas and Oklahoma.Storm clouds over the Texas border with Mexico. Forecasters had issued tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings for parts of Texas and Oklahoma.and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop where drivers took shelter during the latest deadly weather to strike the central US.
“A firefighter came to check on us and he said, ‘You’re very lucky,’” Parra said. “The best way to describe this is the wind tried to rip us out of the bathrooms.” “The main thing going on at the moment the street department is out trying to clear major roads,” 4029 News reported Keith Foster, spokesperson for Rogers police department,Officials also confirmed two deaths in Mayes County, Oklahoma. Details about the dead were not immediately available, said Mike Dunham, the county’s deputy director of emergency management.
Daybreak began to reveal the full scope of the devastation. Aerial footage showed dozens of damaged homes, including many without roofs and others reduced to rubble. Meteorologists and authorities issued urgent warnings to seek cover as the storms marched across the region overnight. “If you are in the path of this storm take cover now!” the National Weather Service office in Norman posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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