NEW DELHI: At least two individuals, including a child, lost their lives in tornadoes that swept through Oklahoma, Officials mentioned on Sunday as emergency teams were evaluating the extensive destruction to residences and establishments caused by the strong winds, hail, and flooding.
Dozens of tornadoes have caused chaos in the central part of the country since Friday, leading to flood alerts and advisories being issued on Sunday for Oklahoma and neighboring states such as Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas.
A tornado tore through Holdenville in Oklahoma, a town with approximately 5,000 residents, on late Saturday, resulting in the deaths of two individuals and injuries to four others, as reported by Hughes County Emergency Medical Services.
Holdenville is located approximately 80 miles (128.75 kilometers) away from Oklahoma City.
Gov. Kevin Stitt said, “My prayers are with those who lost loved ones as tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma last night.”
He issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency in 12 counties as a result of the aftermath of the severe weather. Rescue teams were engaged in clearing debris and evaluating the damage caused by the intense storms that knocked down power lines.
As of Sunday morning, nearly 33,000 customers in Oklahoma were experiencing power outages, as reported by power outage, a platform that monitors electrical service disruptions, while Texas had almost 67,000 customers without electricity. Substantial damage from the storm was documented in the southern Oklahoma town of Sulphur, where officials also noted unspecified injuries.
The Murray County Sheriff’s Office advised individuals to avoid the city in order to facilitate the access of emergency personnel, given the extensive damage caused by tornadoes. This information was shared through a statement on the agency’s Facebook page.
“Stay home and do not come to look,” the sheriff’s office said.
The tornado damage began on Friday afternoon close to Lincoln, Nebraska. An industrial structure in Lancaster County was struck, resulting in its collapse with seventy individuals present inside. Although some individuals were initially trapped, all were successfully evacuated, and the three reported injuries were not deemed life-threatening according to officials.
Subsequently, one or potentially two tornadoes then spent around an hour creeping toward Omaha, leaving behind damage consistent with an EF3 twister, with winds of 135 to 165 mph, said Chris Franks, a meteorologist in the National Weather Service’s Omaha office.
Eventually, the tornado struck the Elkhorn neighborhood in western Omaha, a city with a population of 485,000 individuals and a metropolitan-area population of around 1 million.
Staci Roe surveyed the devastation to her home, saying, “There was no home to come to.”
(With inputs from agencies)
Dozens of tornadoes have caused chaos in the central part of the country since Friday, leading to flood alerts and advisories being issued on Sunday for Oklahoma and neighboring states such as Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas.
A tornado tore through Holdenville in Oklahoma, a town with approximately 5,000 residents, on late Saturday, resulting in the deaths of two individuals and injuries to four others, as reported by Hughes County Emergency Medical Services.
Holdenville is located approximately 80 miles (128.75 kilometers) away from Oklahoma City.
Gov. Kevin Stitt said, “My prayers are with those who lost loved ones as tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma last night.”
He issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency in 12 counties as a result of the aftermath of the severe weather. Rescue teams were engaged in clearing debris and evaluating the damage caused by the intense storms that knocked down power lines.
As of Sunday morning, nearly 33,000 customers in Oklahoma were experiencing power outages, as reported by power outage, a platform that monitors electrical service disruptions, while Texas had almost 67,000 customers without electricity. Substantial damage from the storm was documented in the southern Oklahoma town of Sulphur, where officials also noted unspecified injuries.
The Murray County Sheriff’s Office advised individuals to avoid the city in order to facilitate the access of emergency personnel, given the extensive damage caused by tornadoes. This information was shared through a statement on the agency’s Facebook page.
“Stay home and do not come to look,” the sheriff’s office said.
The tornado damage began on Friday afternoon close to Lincoln, Nebraska. An industrial structure in Lancaster County was struck, resulting in its collapse with seventy individuals present inside. Although some individuals were initially trapped, all were successfully evacuated, and the three reported injuries were not deemed life-threatening according to officials.
Subsequently, one or potentially two tornadoes then spent around an hour creeping toward Omaha, leaving behind damage consistent with an EF3 twister, with winds of 135 to 165 mph, said Chris Franks, a meteorologist in the National Weather Service’s Omaha office.
Eventually, the tornado struck the Elkhorn neighborhood in western Omaha, a city with a population of 485,000 individuals and a metropolitan-area population of around 1 million.
Staci Roe surveyed the devastation to her home, saying, “There was no home to come to.”
(With inputs from agencies)