Norman resident David Stanley said his “windows exploded in the house, the garage door came off, we’ve got holes in the roof.” AP “It happened so quickly, there wasn’t much time to do much of anything … Within 15 seconds, it went from crazy to … now what?”Īnother tornado that swept through the towns of Tuttle and Mustang on the southwestern outskirts of Oklahoma City caused at least EF-1-level damage, according to NWS storm surveyors. “I can’t believe this actually happened … to come out and see this (destruction) the intensity, the violence of it all,” he said. Stanley’s family just moved to the neighborhood from California about a year ago, and it was their first time needing to use their storm shelter. “We’ve got glass everywhere inside.” A resident tosses debris into a pile as he cleans up damage caused by tornadoes that hit overnight in Norman, Oklahoma.
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“The windows exploded in the house, the garage door came off, we’ve got holes in the roof,” said David Stanley. One Norman resident whose neighborhood took a direct hit from the tornado told Fox Weather’s Brandy Campbell their windows shattered as they raced into their underground storm shelter. The twister that hit Ayedelott, Oklahoma, north of Shawnee, is also at least an EF-2. Already survey teams have confirmed at least EF-2-level damage from the tornado that swept through Goldsby-Norman, according to a meteorologist at NWS Norman. Three NWS storm survey teams are combing the damaged areas Monday to confirm the damage was the result of tornadoes and establish a rating. A line of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes killed one person and injured dozens in Oklahoma. Two elementary schools and several roads, including Highway 9, were closed Monday. The most serious injury was a broken leg suffered in a storm-related crash. Storm spotters had reported tornado sightings, and Doppler radar indicated debris lofted as high as 7,000 feet in the air, according to the Fox Forecast Center.Īt least 12 people were injured and hospitalized during the storms in Norman, though no victims had critical injuries, and there are no reports of any deaths in town, according to city officials.
There were several reports of damage to homes, trees and power lines in nearby Norman, home to the University of Oklahoma and NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center. Tornado sirens wailed across the Oklahoma City metro area as multiple twisters were spotted while the severe storms raced through the region late Sunday. Snowmobiler death is Colorado's 7th avalanche fatality this seasonĪ line of severe thunderstorms spanning hundreds of miles swept across the central and southern Plains Sunday evening, killing one, injuring more than a dozen others, and bringing destruction at the hands of rare February tornadoes in Oklahoma. Wild videos capture extreme damage from historic California storm The National Weather Center on the campus of the University of Oklahoma houses a unique confederation of University, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and state organizations that work together in partnership to improve understanding of weather events. At 244,000-square-feet, it is one of the largest facilities of its kind in the world.įor more information about living in Oklahoma City, visit our Relocation site.Video shows violent eruption of Mexico's volcano The Oklahoma City region is also a haven for meteorologists. The truth is, Oklahoma City boasts a great balance of weather. And since 1980, national damage estimates from hurricanes have totaled 8 times that of severe storms. As a comparison, the chance of a Category 1 (75+ mph) hurricane to strike a given point along the gulf or Atlantic coasts is once every 10 years. According to the National Severe Storms Laboratory, the chance of being struck by a tornado at any given point in Oklahoma is once in about 1400 years - and you would have to wait 4,000 years for a chance at being struck by a significant (F2+) tornado. While Oklahoma may be well known for some of its more dramatic weather, in reality, damaging storms are simply not that common. that is in attainment with air quality standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency. In fact, Oklahoma City is the largest geographic urban area in the U.S. During the average year, skies are clear or partly sunny 65 percent of the time. Summers are sunny and warm, winters are bright and cold, autumn is crisp, and springs are often wet. Oklahoma City enjoys a favorable, seasonally varied climate throughout the year.
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