Oklahoma struck again by deadly round of Twisters
Jun 1, 2013 9:06:26 GMT -5
Post by popcorn on Jun 1, 2013 9:06:26 GMT -5
Oklahoma struck again by deadly round of Twisters leaving 5 Dead including Mother and Child 
The full scale of the destruction wrought by five new tornadoes that plowed through the Oklahoma City area became apparent in the light of day Saturday. Friday evening’s twisters killed at least five people and injured scores more, less than two weeks after a monstrous tornado made rubble of the town of Moore, a suburb of Oklahoma City. ”There’s just no rest,” said city spokeswoman Kristy Yager. In all, 17 tornadoes were reported in the Midwest. The number was expected to change when officials conduct storm surveys, said Kurt Van Speybroeck, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. By Saturday, more than 210,000 customers were without power in the Midwest — 89,000 in Missouri, 86,000 in Oklahoma, 31,000 in Illinois, 3,000 in Arkansas, 1,000 in Kansas and 500 in Indiana. While the twisters damaged houses in Missouri and Illinois, the brunt of their force was reserved for Oklahoma City and its surrounding areas, including El Reno and Union City. Among the dead were a mother and her child, officials said. At least 71 others were injured. The storm system swatted down power lines and uprooted trees, flicked big rigs on their sides and yanked off part of the terminal roof at Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport. All Saturday morning departures were canceled for the airport, where some 1,500 area residents had taken shelter Friday night in a tunnel, airport spokeswoman Karen Carney told CNN. “We’re just grateful we were able to get everybody down there,” she said.
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The full scale of the destruction wrought by five new tornadoes that plowed through the Oklahoma City area became apparent in the light of day Saturday. Friday evening’s twisters killed at least five people and injured scores more, less than two weeks after a monstrous tornado made rubble of the town of Moore, a suburb of Oklahoma City. ”There’s just no rest,” said city spokeswoman Kristy Yager. In all, 17 tornadoes were reported in the Midwest. The number was expected to change when officials conduct storm surveys, said Kurt Van Speybroeck, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. By Saturday, more than 210,000 customers were without power in the Midwest — 89,000 in Missouri, 86,000 in Oklahoma, 31,000 in Illinois, 3,000 in Arkansas, 1,000 in Kansas and 500 in Indiana. While the twisters damaged houses in Missouri and Illinois, the brunt of their force was reserved for Oklahoma City and its surrounding areas, including El Reno and Union City. Among the dead were a mother and her child, officials said. At least 71 others were injured. The storm system swatted down power lines and uprooted trees, flicked big rigs on their sides and yanked off part of the terminal roof at Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport. All Saturday morning departures were canceled for the airport, where some 1,500 area residents had taken shelter Friday night in a tunnel, airport spokeswoman Karen Carney told CNN. “We’re just grateful we were able to get everybody down there,” she said.
read more:
www.cnn.com/2013/06/01/us/midwest-weather/index.html?hpt=hp_t1