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Severe storms damaged homes, businesses, and power lines across Oklahoma, with the worst impacts in Pittsburg and Muskogee counties.
At the storm's peak, more than 34,700 homes and businesses lost power. The majority of outages were located in eastern Oklahoma.
London, Ky. — More tornadoes plowed through the central U.S. on Monday, ripping apart buildings and knocking out power as people from Texas to Kentucky continued to clean up from days of severe weather that killed more than two dozen people and destroyed thousands of homes and buildings.
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The Weather Channel on MSNSevere Weather, Tornadoes Target Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, TexasA dangerous tornado threat unfolded Monday, as severe storms targeted major cities like Tulsa, Wichita, Kansas City, Omaha, Little Rock and Dallas, bringing damaging winds, large hail and multiple apparent tornadoes.
News 9 is tracking severe storms in the central Oklahoma. Watch this space for live updates as we learn more about where the storms are headed next.
A large area of severe thunderstorms is forecast into Tuesday night and will overlap areas in the Ohio, Tennessee and middle Mississippi valleys that were hit by deadly and damaging storms, forecasters say.
SPRINGDALE, Ark. — National Weather Service (NWS) teams are surveying possible tornado damage left in the wake of severe storms that hit parts of Arkansas and Oklahoma on May 19. The organization confirmed on Tuesday that multiple tornadoes did occur a day prior and that the surveys will take time.
A police cruiser was hit by a strike of lightning in Newcastle, Oklahoma. Screengrab from the Newcastle Emergency Management's Facebook post. Surveillance video at the New Castle Police Department in Oklahoma caught an unexpected surprise during severe weather. On May 19, a lightning strike hit a police cruiser in the department’s parking lot.
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The Weather Channel on MSNOutbreak Of Severe Weather Shifts Into South, Ohio Valley With Strong Tornado, Widespread Wind Damage ThreatsAn outbreak of severe weather will continue for one more day as it brings the risk of strong tornadoes, widespread damaging winds, hail and flooding rain to portions of the Midwest and South on Tuesday.