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Apr 19, 2023 · During the late afternoon hours of April 19, 2023, thunderstorms formed along a dryline in southwestern and central Oklahoma, and quickly reached severe levels. These supercell thunderstorms eventually produced large hail of 1 to 3 inches in diameter and 18 tornadoes in the area.
- Shawnee Homes and Businesses Affected
- Shawnee Public Schools Damaged, But Students Safe
- Losses in Cole Include 3 Lives, Numerous Homes, Wedding Venue
- 'It’s Just Mind-Boggling'
- OBU Student: ‘It Looks Like A Warzone’
- Buildings Damaged, But School Can ‘Rebuild’
- OBU Student’S Car Under Tree After Tornado
In view of OBU’s campus, just south of Midland Street, homeowner J.T. Langham surveyed the neighborhood as fellow resident Justin Bone hauled downed tree branches and sheet metal to the curb away from neighbors' homes. Langham and his family rode the storm out in their cellar, which had begun to take on water, for 30-45 minutes. “I think a lot of t...
Like OBU, Shawnee Public Schools also experienced damage from Wednesday night's storms. District Superintendent April Grace said a gymnasium the district used for wrestling duels and similar events was destroyed. A tornado safe room big enough to hold the district's entire student population right next door was OK. However, it was not in use last n...
Meanwhile, in Cole — a small McClain County community of about 600 people — a family carrying the well-known name of a local farmer is reeling from the devastation of two houses they’d owned for decades. Larry Paul Bridwell, his wife, Robbie, their 17-year-old daughter, Taylor, and Bridwell’s mother, Paula, all survived a tornado that struck their ...
Across the street from the Bridwells, what was once a mill and feed store formerly owned by the family years ago had since been converted into a wedding venue. But it, too, was no longer standing after Wednesday night. Dahl and Kimber Hendrickson, both 57, hid in manholes under a drive-over weight scale at their own residence near the Bridwells'. W...
Students and staff could be found milling about the OBU campus Thursday morning, surveying the damage to their beloved Bison Hill, a nickname for the state’s Baptist four-year college campus. Standing outside the iconic Raley Chapel, in awe of an uprooted tree whose root system was taller than them, were freshmen Kylee Mitchell and Ruby Dilts, both...
Hayden Cunningham, a 22-year-old OBU senior and a resident assistant in the freshmen boy’s Agee dorm, said he and other residents were sheltering in the basement when the storm came through. Cunningham said besides a lot of busted windows and some fallen trees, the dorm building fared pretty well compared to other buildings on campus. “All of a sud...
OBU freshman Kate Conrad was doing her homework in her dorm on campus when the tornado threat came in. She and others were evacuated to the basement by the resident assistants. “We’ve done this a couple of times so I don’t think any of us were really worried about it,” she said. “They kept telling us to get closer and scoot away from the outside do...
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Apr 20, 2023 · Two people were reported killed in Cole, Oklahoma, after a tornado passed through Wednesday night. Damage was also reported in Shawnee.
Apr 21, 2023 · On Wednesday, April 19th, multiple tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma, heavily damaging areas like McClain and Pottawatomie Counties. APRIL 19TH TORNADOES: Homeowners in Shawnee show KFOR damage...
Apr 20, 2023 · Strong storms with tornadoes and hail killed at least two people in the central U.S., injuring others, destroying homes and leaving thousands without power.
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