Posted on 05/25/2019 10:24:42 PM PDT by rdl6989
Fatalities have been reported after a tornado caused extensive damage in El Reno, Oklahoma, late Saturday night.
Numerous pictures and videos on social media showed extensive damage in the city. One report on Twitter stated that debris was falling from the sky along a stretch of Interstate 40 near El Reno.
Damage at NW 23rd and Classen. pic.twitter.com/3DcnumrZOm — Dylan Buckingham (@DylanBuckingham) May 26, 2019
El Reno City Councilwoman Tracey Rider told News 9 that there are an unknown number of fatalities at a hotel. The hotel in the city reportedly took a direct hit and was leveled by the tornado. There is no word on the number of injuries at this time.
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AOC has answers...
Oh. No no.
Nothing on the weather channel yet
Live coverage:
Wrong link, try this one:
https://www.koco.com/article/damage-reported-after-severe-storm-hits-el-reno/27591808
Prayers up for the victims and first responders.
CC
One report is indicating at least 17 people are missing from the second floor of the motel.... that’s just from the second floor. Search and rescue teams are are coming from all around the area.
Mine is a 7 minute loop
but that hotel is a shell of itself
Thanks for the update A tornado is near Broken Arrow right now.
Nothing on media.
https://twitter.com/TylerJStanfield/status/1132517727132901381
Zoomed in - 2 rooms appear to be gone and significant parts of the roof - just on one side
Tornado ally, it’s a bitch. I was stationed in Altus OK for almost 4 years. Between the town and the base, we were directly hit by a tornado three out of four years I was there.
Looks to have been a bi-level motor court type of motel? Not seeing a second floor at all.
CC
Scary.
Google pic doesn’t show 2nd floor - current pics show 2nd floor (must have been built up since Google pic)
Federal joint
8.0 earthquake in Peru
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