A tornado destroyed homes 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. At least one death was reported.
Clouds amass over power lines follow days of storms on Sunday, May 5, 2024, in Humble, Texas. OKLAHOMA CITY —
“We’ve got one confirmed fatality and multiple injuries,” Osage County Sheriff Eddie Virden told KOKI-TV.“We did take a direct hit from a tornado” in the city, said Kary Fox of the Washington County Emergency Management. “Please stay off the roadways. Stay out of those damaged areas. We’re having a lot of difficulty getting in to do assessments to check on people, to see if they’ve got any injuries because of the traffic congestion.
Oklahoma’s State Emergency Operations Center, which coordinates storm response from a bunker near the state Capitol, remains activated from last weekend’s deadly storms.
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