The medical examiner’s office said it was conducting autopsies to determine how the men died.
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Conversely, a thin ropey tornado may hit a major population area, creating damage to substantially built houses and businesses that may garner a higher EF rating.
“The May 9th Katie tornado is being upgraded to EF 4 based on more intensive review of survey data”, the NWS said on Twitter. A roof lay near a hay barn after the first tornado reports from near Wynnewood along Interstate 35.
Weather officials say two tornadoes that struck rural communities in south-central Oklahoma were more powerful than originally thought.
In Nehawka, Nebraska, Robin Stoll survived with minor injuries after a tornado threw him against a tree, according to KETV.com.
Dana Lance, who was driving through Roff on her way home from work, took shelter after the tornado sirens sounded on Monday.
One person was left dead from that tornado.
Severe storms brought large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes to parts of Oklahoma Monday, claiming the lives of two people, destroying and damaging multiple structures. In the east, Kentucky, southern OH, southern IL and southern IN are all at risk for tornadoes.
A potent storm system moved through the Great Plains Monday, generating numerous tornado reports throughout Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and IL. A storm earlier in the day killed a man in a home near Wynnewood.
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The Oklahoma Office of Emergency Management reported the storms destroyed a radio station building in Coal County and an undetermined number of homes in Murray, Garvin and Johnston counties.
