[Petronski]

KOCO-TV:

Tornado Took Same Path As May 3 Storms

POSTED: 5:26 p.m. CDT May 8, 2003
UPDATED: 6:25 p.m. CDT May 8, 2003
OKLAHOMA CITY -- A tornado moving northeast struck Oklahoma City Thursday, touching down in Choctaw and eastern Oklahoma County.

The tornado is carrying debris and moving at about 35 miles per hour.

The same tornado touched down in northern Cleveland County and Oklahoma County causing major damage.

Damage is being reported near Interstate 240 and Sooner Road in southern Oklahoma City. There are reports of damage near Del City, Midwest City and Tinker Air Force Base.

The General Motors plant along I-240 has sustained extreme roof and window damage. Injuries have been reported at the plant.

I-240 eastbound has been shutdown. Several businesses have sustained major damage. The tornado continues moving northeast at 30 miles per hour. People in the storm's path should take immediate shelter.

[kcvl]

At 6:00 PM...National Weather Service radar continued to show showers and thunderstorms over portions of northeast Oklahoma. A tornadic thunderstorm was approaching western sections of creek and Okfuskee counties. The most dangerous part of the storm was located over southern sections of Lincoln County...and had produced a large and destructive tornado in portions of the Oklahoma City Metro within the past hour. Another tornadic thunderstorm was approaching western sections of Pawnee and Osage counties. The most dangerous portion of this storm was near Red Rock. This storm also contains a tornado...and could produce significant damage to from Ralston to Burbank. All of this activity continues to move northeast at 35 miles an hour. The storms in creek and Okfuskee counties could affect portions of southern Tulsa County by 7:30 PM. Residents in any of these areas should take immediate precautions...and plan now to go to a sturdy shelter in the warned counties.