New: 22 tornadoes recorded during severe weather outbreak, NWS

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Update 2:31 p.m.

The National Weather Service has upgraded the Marietta tornado to an EF4. We have updated the list below. The total number of tornadoes could change too because damage surveys are ongoing.

OKLAHOMA (KFOR) – The National Weather Service (NWS) has been keeping track of how many tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma Saturday and Sunday.

According to NWS, there were at least 22 tornadoes in our region which covers most of Oklahoma and a part of north Texas. These are the preliminary results of the damage survey.

  • EF4 1 Tornado

  • EF3 2 Tornadoes

  • EF2 2 Tornadoes

  • EF1 9 Tornadoes

  • EF0 3 Tornadoes

  • 5+ other tornadoes are confirmed, but the damage is still under investigation

The Enhanced Fujita Scale assigns a tornado’s ‘rating’ based on estimated wind speeds and related damage.

NWS reports on social that the Marietta EF4 tornado is the first storm in the state to leave that type of destruction since May 9, 2016.

This is a map of the current known tornado paths.

map of tornado tracks
map of tornado tracks

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The tornadoes tore through the state, leaving a trail of damage and destruction. Towns including Sulphur, Marietta and Holdenville received extensive damage during the storms.

There are currently four confirmed fatalities:

  • Two in Holdenville

  • One in Sulphur

  • One near Marietta

Due to the storms, Governor Kevin Stitt declared a State of Emergency for 12 counties impacted by the storm, Carter, Cotton, Garfield, Hughes, Kay, Lincoln, Love, Murray, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Payne, and Pontotoc counties.

“My prayers are with those who lost loved ones as tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma last night,” Gov. Kevin Stitt said in a statement.

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Stitt toured some of the damage area along with other state leaders.

“It’s incredibly painful to be able to see how much destruction has happened in all those buildings. But really painful when you get in a residential area and see how many families are both uninsured or underinsured or they’re trying to be able to just clear out debris,” said Senator Lankford.

The Red Cross is offering at its shelters a place to sleep, meals, snacks and water and health services (for disaster-related conditions), such as first aid.

They are also refilling lost prescriptions, replacing lost eye glasses, offering emotional support, mental health services, spiritual care and helping with reconnecting loved ones while the recovery process begins.

USCellular announced on Monday that local stores in Sulphur and Ardmore will be providing free phone chargers, internet access, bottled water and snacks to residents in need while supplies last.

Participating stores include 1807 W. Broadway Ave. in Sulphur (call 580-226-2337 to confirm store hours) and 111 N. Commerce St. in Ardmore.

USCellular says it also plans to donate $5,000 to the Red Cross for recovery efforts.

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Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is also looking out for those impacted by the storms by enacting a price gouging law for the 12 counties affected.

“In the aftermath of these devastating storms, unscrupulous actors should know that my office will absolutely not tolerate exorbitant prices on goods and services desperately needed by Oklahomans during this difficult time”, said Drummond.

According to the A.G.’s Office, the law, also referred to as the price gouging statute, prohibits an increase of more than 10 percent for the price of goods and services. It also helps protect citizens from price hikes. Drummond says he has warned that anyone who violates the Act is subject to legal consequences.

To learn more about donations and volunteer opportunities, visit redcross.org.

Oklahoma has seen 33 tornadoes in Oklahoma in 2024.

  • 2 tornadoes on March 14 in SE Oklahoma

  • 5 tornadoes on April 1 in NE Oklahoma

  • 3 tornadoes on April 26 in NE Oklahoma

  • *22 tornadoes on April 27 (The damage survey and investigation is ongoing this number could change)

  • 1 tornado on April 28 in E Oklahoma

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