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Editorial: The Oklahoma Standard to carry us through latest deadly tornado outbreak

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Editorial: The Oklahoma Standard to carry us through latest deadly tornado outbreak

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AVOID FALLING VICTIM. NOW, A KOCO FIVE EDITORIAL. HERE IS PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER BRENT HENSLEY. OUR STATE IS NO STRANGER TO TORNADOES. WE KNOW THE PROTOCOLS. WE KNOW THE WARNING SIGNS. BUT THAT DOESN’T MAKE IT ANY EASIER. WHEN DEVASTATION HITS THE SCENES FROM SKY 5 THIS WEEK HAVE BEEN UNBELIEVABLE. LBWL DOWNTOWN SULFUR TURNED TO RUBBLE. HOMES WITH ROOFS TORN OFF, NOT JUST IN SULFUR, BUT CORDELL AND MARIETTA. OTHERS IN HOLDENVILLE WITH NOTHING LEFT BUT THE SPOT WHERE A FAMILY WAS HUDDLED TOGETHER. WE WERE GETTING IN THE CELLAR WHEN WE HEARD THIS TREMENDOUS CRASH SOUND. THANKFULLY, JULIA AND HER FAMILY MADE IT INTO THAT CELLAR SAFELY. EVERYONE WASN’T AS FORTUNATE. FOUR PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES AND DOZENS OF PEOPLE WERE INJURED. WE GRIEVE COLLECTIVELY FOR THOSE FAMILIES AND OF COURSE, OKLAHOMANS WANTED TO HELP SO WE PARTNERED WITH THE RED CROSS TO HELP GET RELIEF IN THE HANDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO NEEDED IT. WE HAVE CREWS ON THE GROUND IN NOT JUST SULFUR, BUT ALSO ARDMORE AND OTHER AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN HIT BY THIS TORNADO OUTBREAK. IF YOU’D LIKE TO HELP, GO TO OUR WEBSITE OR RED CROSS ORG SLASH KOCO. CASH DONATIONS ARE THE BEST AND EASIEST WAY TO HELP ANY AMOUNT IS APPRECIATED. OUR TEAM IS COMMITTED TO SERVING YOU WITH WEATHER COVERAGE THAT KEEPS YOU SAFE NO MATTER WHAT TIME OF DAY, NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TAKES. WE ARE HERE TO SERVE AND ARE HUMBLED BY YOUR TRUST IN US OKLAHOMANS ARE KNOWN FOR RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY. AS ALWAYS, THE OKLAHOMA STANDARD WILL BRING US THROUGH THIS CURRENT CHALLENGE. I’D LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. EMAIL ME AT. EDITORIALS AT COCO.COM. THIS HAS BEE
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Editorial: The Oklahoma Standard to carry us through latest deadly tornado outbreak

We'd like to hear from you. Email us at editorials@koco.com.

Our state is no stranger to tornadoes. We know the protocols. We know the warning signs. But that doesn't make it any easier when devastation hits. The scenes from Sky 5 this week have been almost unbelievable. Downtown Sulphur was turned into rubble. Homes and roofs were torn off not just in Sulphur but also in Cordell and Marietta.Others were in Holdenville, with nothing left but the spot where a family was huddled inside."We were getting in the cellar when we heard this tremendous crash sound," Holdenville resident Julia Keesee said.Thankfully, Keesee and her family made it into that cellar safely.Everyone wasn't as fortunate. Four people lost their lives, and hundreds of people were injured. We grieve collectively for those families.Oklahomans, of course, wanted to help. So, KOCO 5 partnered with the Red Cross to get relief in the hands of those who need it. If you'd like to help, click here to learn more.Cash donations are the best and easiest way to help, and any amount is appreciated.Our team is committed to serving you with weather coverage that keeps you safe no matter what time of day and no matter how long it takes. And we are here to serve and are humbled by your trust in us.Oklahomans are known for resilience in the face of adversity. As always, the Oklahoma Standard will bring us through our current challenge.I'd like to hear from you. Email me at editorials@koco.com.

Our state is no stranger to tornadoes. We know the protocols. We know the warning signs. But that doesn't make it any easier when devastation hits.

The scenes from Sky 5 this week have been almost unbelievable. Downtown Sulphur was turned into rubble. Homes and roofs were torn off not just in Sulphur but also in Cordell and Marietta.

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Others were in Holdenville, with nothing left but the spot where a family was huddled inside.

"We were getting in the cellar when we heard this tremendous crash sound," Holdenville resident Julia Keesee said.

Thankfully, Keesee and her family made it into that cellar safely.

Everyone wasn't as fortunate. Four people lost their lives, and hundreds of people were injured. We grieve collectively for those families.

Oklahomans, of course, wanted to help. So, KOCO 5 partnered with the Red Cross to get relief in the hands of those who need it. If you'd like to help, click here to learn more.

Cash donations are the best and easiest way to help, and any amount is appreciated.

Our team is committed to serving you with weather coverage that keeps you safe no matter what time of day and no matter how long it takes. And we are here to serve and are humbled by your trust in us.

Oklahomans are known for resilience in the face of adversity. As always, the Oklahoma Standard will bring us through our current challenge.

I'd like to hear from you. Email me at editorials@koco.com.