Strong storms with tornadoes and hail killed at least 3 people in the central US, injuring others, destroying homes and leaving thousands without power.
COLE, Okla. — Strong storms with tornadoes and hail killed at least three people in the central U.S., injuring others, destroying homes and leaving thousands without power Thursday.
"There's a lot of damage out here," state Department of Emergency Management Benny Fulkerson said from Shawnee following a visit by Gov. Kevin Stitt. Thursday's focus was on damage assessment after spending the night looking for victims and survivors of the storm.The National Weather Service began issuing tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings Wednesday evening in Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa, with forecasters warning people to find shelter.
Two people in the town of Cole rode out the storm in a manhole and were not hurt, the television station reported.
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