tornado Archives - Ponca City Now

Miami, Oklahoma FFA students lead tornado safety push in schools

Tuesday, May 5 by News 6

MIAMI, Okla. - As tornado season ramps up across Oklahoma, students in Miami are taking steps to make sure younger classmates know how to stay safe. A local Future Farmers of America chapter is leading a hands-on effort to teach severe weather preparedness across the district. Student-led idea sparks action The “Sooner Safe” project began with one... Read More.

Mother, daughter killed in tornado near Fairview

Friday, March 6 by KOKH

A tornadic storm is seen near Fairview late Thursday night. (Fairview Emergency Management) FAIRVIEW, Okla. (KOKH) — The Major County Sheriff's Office confirms a mother and her daughter were killed in a tornado late Thursday night. The pair was found dead inside a car. Governor Kevin Stitt offered his condolences to the family on X early Friday... Read More.

Inmates clear tornado damage to free Oklahoma family stuck for over a week

Saturday, May 31 by The Associated Press

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — A work crew of incarcerated people cleared the way for a woman and her three children to finally leave their rural Oklahoma property more than a week after a tornado caused widespread damage, state officials said. The crew was still at work on Friday after clearing numerous downed trees on Tuesday... Read More.

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Tornado warning for multiple counties, severe storms moving through Oklahoma

Monday, May 19 by News 6

TULSA, Okla. - The threat of strong to severe storms will increase over the next few hours. Severe storms and hail are moving through Green Country, and a tornado warning is in effect for Adair, Cherokee, Hughes, Pittsburg and Delaware County. ACTIVE WATCHES & WARNINGS: A TORNADO WATCH is in effect Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Haskell, Hughes,... Read More.

Tornado in Owasso leaves 10mile path of damage

Wednesday, April 2 by News 9

OWASSO, Okla. - Two tornados were reported to have touched down early morning Wednesday, one of them hit the city of Owasso. Police say several homes were damaged around the 96th Street North and Garnett Rd. area where the path of destruction was reportedly 10 miles long. The stretch ran from Highway 75 and... Read More.

Was That a Tornado in Southeast Ponca on Monday Night?

Friday, May 10 by Lyman James

Kay County is collaborating with the National Weather Service to confirm a low-end tornado touched down on Monday night, May 6th, starting around 8:45 PM. The storms affected far east/southeast Ponca City around the Lake Ponca area and moved northeast through Kay County. The attached photo illustrates the suspected path based on damage assessments... Read More.