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National Weather Service releases preliminary rating for Barnsdall tornado

The NWS said there was still a lot more damage to evaluate

National Weather Service releases preliminary rating for Barnsdall tornado

The NWS said there was still a lot more damage to evaluate

YOU HAVE SOME NEW INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF TORNADOES. YEAH. SO THIS JUST CAME IN NOT THAT LONG AGO. SO WE JUST BUMPED UP THE NUMBER OF TORNADOES FROM YESTERDAY NOW TO A NINE. AND SO BY THE WAY, BARNSDALL THAT JUST CAME IN ABOUT AN HOUR AGO. THAT’S AN EF FOUR. BUT THE CHANGE IN THE TORNADOES THAT WE HAD CAME FROM A TORNADO HERE IN OKLAHOMA CITY ON THE WEST SIDE OF MOORE. SO NOW WE’RE AT 58 TORNADOES FOR THE YEAR, AND THAT PUTS US RIGHT AT OUR YEARLY AVERAGE OF ABOUT 58 TO 60. SO THAT TORNADO IS AT SOUTHWEST 104TH AND MAY. RIGHT NOW THAT’S GOING DOWN AS THE EF ONE RATING. A LOT OF THESE ARE GOING DOWN AS EF ONE RATINGS, EXCEPT THIS ONE RIGHT HERE. BARNSDALL AT AN EF FOUR. SO CERTAINLY YEAH, WE HAD SOME STRONG WINDS COMING IN LAST NIGHT. A LITTLE BIT OF A BRIEF SPIN UP TORNADO THERE AS IT CAME INTO THE WEST SIDE OF MOORE. AND NOW WE GET THIS ON THE BACKSIDE.
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National Weather Service releases preliminary rating for Barnsdall tornado

The NWS said there was still a lot more damage to evaluate

The National Weather Service released the preliminary rating of a tornado that hit Barnsdall in Osage County on Monday night. As of Tuesday, EF4 damage was found in the town. Officials spent that day surveying the damage, and those efforts will continue. The NWS said there was still a lot more damage to evaluate. The tornado in Barnsdall left one person dead and another unaccounted for. Information about the victim has not been released.The storms caused significant damage to the small community, destroying homes and property after a tornado emergency was issued for the storm. An American Red Cross shelter is open for Barnsdall residents displaced by the storms. A shelter is open at the Osage County Fairgrounds, located at 320 Skyline Drive in Pawhuska.Top Headlines Death reported in Barnsdall after tornadoes and severe storms bring damage to Oklahoma: What we know Osage County sees damage during tornado emergency Monday night WATCH: Sky 5 shows storm damage left behind in Oklahoma City metro 8 tornadoes reported so far in Oklahoma during Monday night's severe storms WATCH: Family's surveillance video captures damage in Douglas during severe storms Monday

The National Weather Service released the preliminary rating of a tornado that hit Barnsdall in Osage County on Monday night.

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As of Tuesday, EF4 damage was found in the town. Officials spent that day surveying the damage, and those efforts will continue.

The NWS said there was still a lot more damage to evaluate.

The tornado in Barnsdall left one person dead and another unaccounted for. Information about the victim has not been released.

The storms caused significant damage to the small community, destroying homes and property after a tornado emergency was issued for the storm.

An American Red Cross shelter is open for Barnsdall residents displaced by the storms. A shelter is open at the Osage County Fairgrounds, located at 320 Skyline Drive in Pawhuska.


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