12 tornadoes confirmed in Oklahoma on Wednesday

Crews are still working to assess the damage, and these surveys are ongoing.

Crews are still working to assess the damage, and these surveys are ongoing.

LET’S GET TO OUR CHIEF METEOROLOGIST, DAMON LANE. AND DAVID, YOU’RE GETTING SOME NEW INFORMATION ON JUST HOW MANY TORNADOES HIT THAT NIGHT AT FIRST. WE WERE TOLD A PRELIMINARY EIGHT TORNADOES. AND NOW WE KNOW THERE WERE MORE. AND NOW IT’S UP TO 12. THIS THIS INFORMATION COMING IN ABOUT ONE MINUTE AGO. SO HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW AS OF RIGHT NOW. SO ETOWAH, THIS TORNADO RATING HAS NOW BEEN GIVEN AN EF THREE THAT’S UP THERE WITH COLE. SO NOW WE HAVE TWO F-3 BETHEL ACRES THAT’S BEEN GIVEN AN EF ONE. SHAWNEE STILL REMAINS AT AN EF TWO. AND FOR THE COLD TORNADO, BY THE WAY, THERE WERE ALSO THREE SATELLITE TORNADOES THAT WERE WRAPPED AROUND THAT. SO DEFINITELY A LOT OF DATA STILL TO ANALYZE. STILL COMING IN. SO, YES, THE NUMBER HAS NOW GONE FROM. 8 TO 12 TORNADOES.

12 tornadoes confirmed in Oklahoma on Wednesday

Crews are still working to assess the damage, and these surveys are ongoing.

A dozen tornadoes were confirmed to have hit Oklahoma on Wednesday, according to new reports. | MORE | National Weather Service details tracks of five confirmed tornadoes in OklahomaTwo tornadoes that touched down in Cole and Etowah were both given a rating of EF-3. Three people were killed in the storms, two of those deaths happening in McClain County. The Shawnee storm that caused destruction to schools, businesses and homes in the area was given a preliminary rating of EF-2. A tornado in Bethel Acres was rated an EF-1. There were previously 8 tornadoes confirmed during Wednesday's storms. Crews are still working to assess the damage, and these surveys are ongoing. Open the video player above for Chief Meteorologist Damon Lane's report. Top HeadlinesCrews work to assess, fix damage caused by deadly Oklahoma tornadoesPreliminary reports rate Cole tornado EF-3, Shawnee tornado EF-2; NWS still surveying damageVictim killed in McClain County tornado identified as 66-year-old manSky 5 shows damage left behind following Oklahoma tornado outbreakHenry Winkler stops by Tahlequah restaurant

A dozen tornadoes were confirmed to have hit Oklahoma on Wednesday, according to new reports.

| MORE | National Weather Service details tracks of five confirmed tornadoes in Oklahoma

Two tornadoes that touched down in Cole and Etowah were both given a rating of EF-3. Three people were killed in the storms, two of those deaths happening in McClain County.

The Shawnee storm that caused destruction to schools, businesses and homes in the area was given a preliminary rating of EF-2. A tornado in Bethel Acres was rated an EF-1.

There were previously 8 tornadoes confirmed during Wednesday's storms.

Crews are still working to assess the damage, and these surveys are ongoing.

Open the video player above for Chief Meteorologist Damon Lane's report.

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12 tornadoes confirmed in Oklahoma on Wednesday

Crews are still working to assess the damage, and these surveys are ongoing.

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