Severe thunderstorms moving across Oklahoma, several tornadoes reported

Severe thunderstorms in Oklahoma produced several tornadoes Wednesday evening

 
FROM STAFF REPORTS | Modified: May 20, 2010 at 5:52 am | Published: May 19, 2010    Comment on this article Leave a comment

Tornado warnings in Oklahoma have all expired, but a tornado watch is in effect in the eastern part of the state until 2 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.

photo - A tornado touches down just north of Hennessey today along US Highway 81. AP Photo/Enid News & Eagle, Billy Hefton
A tornado touches down just north of Hennessey today along US Highway 81. AP Photo/Enid News & Eagle, Billy Hefton

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A tornado watch remains in effect until 2 a.m. Affected areas include Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw, Coal, Garvin, Haskell, Hughes, Johnston, Latimer, Le Flore, Love, Marshall, Mayes, McIntosh, Murray, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Pushmataha, Rogers, Seminole, Sequoyah, and Wagoner counties.

Several tornadoes were reported today, according to the weather service. No serious injuries have been reported, but a Murray County emergency manager said a tornado blew off a barn roof eight miles north of Sulphur.

Spotters reported tornadoes about 3:30 p.m. near Leedey in Dewey County, about 4:40 p.m. near Hennessey in Kingfisher County, about 5:10 p.m. near of Douglas in Garfield County, about 5:15 p.m. near of Marshall in Logan County and about 5:40 p.m. near Loyal in Kingfisher County and another north of Kingfisher at 6 p.m. Another tornado hit about 4 miles west of Wynnewood in Garvin County about 8:40 p.m., according to the weather service.

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