Tornadoes, storms, and flash floods hit parts of Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, and Nebraska last night, doing a lot of damage and injuring at least 12 people. So far, there are thankfully no reports of deaths from the devastating storms.
Authorities are investigating the damage left behind by spring storms carrying more than a dozen suspected tornadoes that swept across the southern Plains, bringing floods, forcing the evacuation of an international airport and destroying homes near Oklahoma City.You may have read that some animals escaped a zoo because of damage to the structures, but they have all been found safe.
...The Oklahoma City area seemed to be the hardest hit. A twister destroyed homes in Grady County, southwest of the city, and it appeared another tornado touched down in the area later Wednesday evening when a second storm came through.
"We do strongly think there was a tornado on the south side of Oklahoma City," meteorologist Michael Scotten said after the second storm that hit around 8:40 p.m.
The storm flipped vehicles on Interstate 35 and left power lines strewn across the roadway, Scotten said. Officials twice evacuated the Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City, sending passengers and staff into a tunnel outside the security zone.
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