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Horrific twisters pummeled the state of Oklahoma over the weekend and caused catastrophic damage.
“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 100 people across the state,” the Associated Press reports.
The town of Sulphur, home to approximately 5,000 people, saw extensive damage to businesses and homes.
“Most businesses in downtown Sulphur were completely destroyed by an EF-3 tornado on Saturday night during a severe weather outbreak. FOX Weather Correspondent Brandy Campbell said the situation is dangerous because buildings continue to collapse two days after the tornado,” FOX Weather writes.
From the Associated Press:
More than 20,000 people were still without electricity hours after tornadoes began late Saturday night. The destruction was extensive in Sulphur, a town of about 5,000 people, where a tornado crumpled many downtown buildings, tossed cars and buses and sheared the roofs off houses across a 15-block radius.
“You just can’t believe the destruction,” Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said during a visit to the hard-hit town. “It seems like every business downtown has been destroyed.”
Stitt said about 30 people were injured in Sulphur, including some who were in a bar as the tornado struck. Hospitals across the state reported about 100 injuries, including people apparently cut or struck by debris, according to the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management. An infant was among those killed, Hughes County Emergency Management Director Mike Dockrey told Oklahoma television station KOCO.
WATCH:
#tornado #Damage #Sulphur #okwx #Oklahoma pic.twitter.com/E7vcMJ9snR
— WxChasing- Brandon Clement (@bclemms) April 28, 2024
JUST IN:
Stunning footage emerges of ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE TORNADO crossing the road in front of two commuters..
This is arguably ONE OF THE BEST video captures of the horrifying tornados that ripped through the mid south this weekend..
Multiple states hit by dozens and… https://t.co/w2XfKW0CVz pic.twitter.com/KCaLQ59JPp
— Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) April 29, 2024
A tornado ripped through Marietta, Oklahoma, destroying a Dollar Tree distribution center and flipping semis. #OKwx pic.twitter.com/D0rAjfi6vq
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) April 28, 2024
Catastrophic damage in Sulphur, Oklahoma, after an overnight tornado. #OKwx pic.twitter.com/Pq8LmRUSCC
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) April 28, 2024
Horrific scene after a tornado goes through downtown Sulphur, Oklahoma. Prayers. #tornado #sulphurok #oklahoma #severewx pic.twitter.com/UrVmYpU6WC
— Garrett Tarver (@tarver_garrett) April 28, 2024
KOCO 5 News reports:
Officials said a search-and-rescue mission was underway Sunday morning at a sports bar in downtown Sulphur. Oklahoma Highway Patrol says at least one person was unaccounted for.
During a news conference, Gov. Kevin Stitt confirmed that a woman’s body was removed from the debris near a bar in downtown Sulphur. He also said another death was reported near Marietta.
The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management confirmed that the Marietta fatality happened on Interstate 35.
The Oklahoma Department of Emergency management said 100 injuries were reported to hospitals across the state due to the storms. Of those, 25 people were cut or pierced, 30 were falls, 16 were either struck by debris or fell against it, 17 were transportation-related injuries and 12 other injuries were not specified.
Officials reported that at least 30 people were injured in Sulphur.
KOCO 5 Chief Meteorologist Damon Lane says at least 27 tornadoes hit Oklahoma on Saturday, and that number is expected to increase. The National Weather Service released the preliminary ratings for tornadoes across the state. However, damage surveys are ongoing.
Multiple states in the Midwest United States witnessed catastrophic tornadoes devastate communities over the weekend.
Powerful storms ripped through Iowa and Nebraska on Friday.
