The tornado ripped through the 1,000-person town of Barnsdall, about a 40-minute drive north of Tulsa, on Monday night.
A tornado destroyed homes and toppled trees and power lines when it roared through a small Oklahoma town, one of several twisters that erupted in the central United States amid a series of powerful storms that stretched into Tuesday. At least one death was reported.At least 30 to 40 homes in the Barnsdall area were damaged, the
The National Weather Service in Tulsa had warned Monday evening that "a large and life-threatening tornado" was headed toward Barnsdall, with wind gusts up to 70 mph . Meteorologist Brad McGavock said information on the tornado's size and how far it traveled wasn't immediately available Monday night.
Monte Tucker, a farmer and rancher in the western Oklahoma town of Sweetwater, had spent Monday putting some of his tractors and heavy equipment in barns to protect it from hail. He said he let his neighbors know they could come to his house if the weather becomes dangerous.
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