![]() Father Kapaun Father Kapaun: Journey from Hawaii to Kansas. National Weather Service meteorologist John Pike said officials were surveying Tillman, Comanche, McClain and Seminole counties, where the tornadoes and damage were reported.įorecasters had issued eight tornado warnings as the storms developed ahead of a cold front. Tornado Photos: See damage from tornado that hit Andover, Kansas. She said other businesses, including a hotel, also were damaged along with cars and trucks during the storms. Meteorologists classify an EF1 tornado as one capable of producing winds up to 110 mph, said Keli Cain, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management. “Like all Oklahomans, we know that weather events such as this can hit without warning and unfortunately, that is what happened at Riverwind last night,” Koch said. The casino lost electricity and parts of the property are closed off while repairs are made, spokeswoman Kym Koch said. ![]() Mary Fallin, who was among those attending the show, told KWTV that there was “this huge flood of rain coming through the roof” and she had to be evacuated from the casino twice.Ĭasino operators said in a statement that they had no time to alert guests before the storm hit the property because it happened at the same time that the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for the area. Part of the Riverwind Casino’s roof was ripped off in Norman during a Beach Boys concert. The overnight tornado that flattened much of the community of Rolling Fork was rated at a strength of EF-4, according to a member of the National Weather Service team surveying the damage. ![]()
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