RSOE Emergency and Disaster Information Service

2010-03-09 04:14:07 - Tornado - USA

EDIS CODE: TO-20100309-25246-USA
Date & Time: 2010-03-09 04:14:07 [UTC]
Area: USA, State of Oklahoma, Roger Mills County,

Damage level: Moderate (Level 2)

Not confirmed information!

Description:

At least five homes were destroyed after a tornado touched down in western Oklahoma Monday evening, authorities said. No injuries were immediately reported. Other homes were damaged, and power was out in the city of Hammon in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, said Michelann Ooten of the Department of Emergency Management. Roger Mills officials continued to assess the damage, Ooten said. The tornado hit about 5:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. ET), said Ken Gallant, lead forecaster for the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma. The thunderstorms that produced the conditions for the tornado weakened shortly afterward and a tornado warning was canceled, Gallant said. Jerry Dean, county commissioner of Roger Mills, said the county barn was among the structures destroyed. Area residents had time to prepare before the tornado hit.

Posted:2010-03-09 04:14:07 [UTC]