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SULPHUR, Okla. (AP) — Tornadoes killed four people in Oklahoma and left thousands without power Sunday after a destructive outbreak of severe weather flattened buildings in the heart of one ...
According to the Oklahoma Mesonet, Sulphur was dealing with nearly 7 inches of rain in addition to the damage from Saturday's tornadoes. Areas near Ada and Fittstown also saw more than 5 inches of ...
Gov. Kevin Stitt speaks beside his son Houston during a press conference in Sulphur, Okla., Sunday, April 28, 2024. Sulphur was hit by a tornado the night before killing one person.
SULPHUR, Okla. (AP) — Tornadoes killed four people in Oklahoma 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 100 people across the state. More than 20,000 people remained without electricity after tornadoes began late Saturday night.
Tornadoes on Friday in Iowa and Nebraska also caused wide destruction and were blamed for one death. The destruction was extensive in Sulphur, a town of about 5,000 people south of Oklahoma City, where a tornado crumpled many downtown buildings, tossed cars and buses and sheared the roofs off houses across a 15-block radius.
A fourth death happened in the hard-hit town of Sulphur in Murray County, Oklahoma, Gov. Kevin Stitt said at a Sunday news conference. The weather service confirmed 22 tornadoes in the Norman area.
Satellite image of the storm system responsible for the tornado outbreak that occurred on April 25–28, 2024. On April 20, 2024, the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) first delineated a severe weather risk for April 25–26, highlighting a zone extending from the Central Great Plains northeastward to the Midwestern U.S.
The tornado then turned northeastward and crossed I-35, blowing cars and debris off of the interstate. There were 19 injuries. The tornado continued to snap and uproot trees before dissipating along US 77. The storm would later produce the EF3 Sulphur tornado. [126] EF1 E of Tinker Air Force Base to Eastern Choctaw: Oklahoma: OK