Twister's toll becomes clearer in Oklahoma

Fatality count drops but damage reports continue to pour in to state officials. Gov. Brad Henry declares a state of emergency for 56 counties.

 
FROM STAFF REPORTS   
Published: May 12, 2010

A day after a tornado outbreak spawned a dozen or more twisters across Oklahoma, survivors picked through the rubble and officials identified the dead.

photo - A worker surveys damage to an AT&T cell phone tower Tuesday in Little Axe. Photo by Steve Gooch, The Oklahoman
A worker surveys damage to an AT&T cell phone tower Tuesday in Little Axe. Photo by Steve Gooch, The Oklahoman

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Twisters’ toll

Deaths: At least three died, including a woman who died of a heart attack while trying to get to a storm shelter. State emergency management workers have said there were six deaths, including the heart attack victim, but the state medical examiner’s office has confirmed only three.

Injuries: More than 100 people were treated at Oklahoma hospitals for storm-related injuries. At least five were hospitalized in critical condition, according to hospital officials.

Tornadoes: More than a dozen tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma during Monday’s outbreak, according to the National Weather Service in Norman. They occurred along a path stretching from the Red River to the Kansas-Oklahoma state line.

Warnings: The weather service in Norman issued 31 tornado warnings and 19 severe thunderstorm warnings Monday.

Damage: The state Department of Emergency Management reported more than 100 homes and 40 businesses destroyed and more than 130 homes damaged.

State of emergency: Gov. Brad Henry declared a state of emergency for 56 Oklahoma counties: Alfalfa, Atoka, Beaver, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland, Coal, Comanche, Cotton, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Garvin, Grady, Grant, Harper, Haskell, Hughes, Jefferson, Johnston, Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Lincoln, Logan, Love, Marshall, Mayes, McIntosh, McClain, Murray, Muskogee, Noble, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Payne, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Rogers, Seminole, Sequoyah, Stephens, Tillman, Tulsa, Washita and Woodward.

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