Seven Injured As Tornado Hits Oklahoma
Video footage captured the moment the twister tore through a residential area of Tulsa, damaging homes and businesses.
13:10, UK,Thursday 31 March 2016
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By Sky News US Team
At least seven people were injured after a tornado struck northeastern Oklahoma, tearing off roofs and causing structural damage to homes.
National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologist Amy Jankowski said a tornado touched down and lifted up repeatedly on Wednesday night as it swept through the Tulsa and Owasso areas.
Around one square mile of a residential area was damaged by the twister, according to Tulsa Fire Department spokesman Stan May.
One home was destroyed and houses and businesses sustained damage.
Debris could be seen being thrown into the air by the tornado
Mr May said there were no reports of anyone missing. He said: "We've got some elderly people in the area. We want to make sure people have the medicines they need."
Emergency Medical Services Authority spokeswoman Kelli Bruer said ambulances transported seven injured, one in a critical condition.
Around 5,000 homes lost power after the storm, with the Public Service Company of Oklahoma working overnight to restore electricity.
Nearly nine million people in parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas were in areas of tornado risk, according to the Storm Prediction Center.
In Louisiana, a flash-flood watch was issued for northern parts of the state until Thursday night.
A wave of severe thunderstorms could see up to six inches of rain in some parts of the state, raising fears of renewed flooding.
Cynthia Palmer, a forecaster for the NWS in Shreveport, Louisiana, said: "We will see the heaviest rain in the Monroe area of northeast Louisiana starting late this afternoon and evening and another wave on Thursday.
"This is the area that could see up to six inches."
In Mississippi, forecasters said thunderstorms could see up to four inches of rain. A flash-flood watch has also been issued in the north of the state.
More storms are forecast to develop in Alabama and Georgia on Thursday, with possible tornadoes, hail and heavy rain.
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