Tornadoes rip across Oklahoma
Storms swept through the nation’s midsection Monday, spawning numerous tornadoes. One such twister near Wynnewood, Oklahoma touched down quickly and destroyed an unknown number of structures before a series of other tornadoes riddled the area. One person is confirmed dead.
- Vehicles stop on the side of a road as a tornado rips through a residential area after touching down south of Wynnewood, Oklahoma on May 9, 2016. The tornado touched down quickly and destroyed an unknown number of structures before a series of other twisters riddled the area. One person is confirmed dead. (Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)
- A woman looks over tornado damage west of Wynnewood, Okla., in rural Gavin County, Monday, May 9, 2016. Storms swept through the nation’s midsection Monday, spawning numerous tornadoes. (Nate Billings/The Oklahoman via AP)
- An injured donkey receives medical attention after a tornado swept through west of Wynnewood, Okla., in rural Gavin County, Monday, May 9, 2016. Storms swept through the nation’s midsection Monday, spawning numerous tornadoes. (Nate Billings/The Oklahoman via AP)
- Lisa Buckner stands in front of where her home used to be as friends and family help to clean up after her home was destroyed by a tornado west of Wynnewood, Okla., in rural Gavin County, Monday, May 9, 2016. Storms swept through the nation’s midsection Monday, spawning numerous tornadoes. (Nate Billings/The Oklahoman via AP)
- Friends and family of Lisa Buckner, not pictured, help to clean up after a tornado destroyed Buckner’s home west of Wynnewood, Okla., in rural Gavin County, Monday, May 9, 2016. Storms swept through the nation’s midsection Monday, spawning numerous tornadoes. (Nate Billings/The Oklahoman via AP)
- Kenny Baker, right, and Tony Scheuerman help to clean up after a tornado destroyed the home of Lisa Buckner, not pictured, west of Wynnewood, Okla., in rural Gavin County, Monday, May 9, 2016. Storms swept through the nation’s midsection Monday, spawning numerous tornadoes. (Nate Billings/The Oklahoman via AP)
- Horses run as an impending rain-wrapped tornado nears Hickory, Oklahoma on May 9, 2016. A series of tornadoes struck rural Oklahoma on May 9th. One person is confirmed dead. (Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)
- A woman looks on while a tornado rips through a residential area after touching down south of Wynnewood, Oklahoma on May 9, 2016. (Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)
- A tornado rips through a residential area after touching down south of Wynnewood, Oklahoma on May 09, 2016. The tornado destroyed an unknown number of structures before a series of other twisters riddled the area. One person is confirmed dead. (Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)
- A tornado rips through a residential area after touching down south of Wynnewood, Oklahoma on May 9, 2016. The tornado destroyed an unknown number of structures before a series of other twisters riddled the area. One person is confirmed dead. (Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)
- A storm chaser stands on his vehicle while a rain-wrapped tornado wreaks havoc near Hickory, Oklahoma on May 9, 2016. (Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)
- Vehicles stop on the side of a road as a tornado rips through a residential area after touching down south of Wynnewood, Oklahoma on May 09, 2016. The tornado touched down quickly and destroyed an unknown number of structures before a series of other twisters riddled the area. One person is confirmed dead. (Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)
- A thin tornado touches down outside of Hickory in rural Oklahoma on May 9, 2016. A series of tornadoes struck rural Oklahoma on May 9th. One person is confirmed dead. (Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)
- A tornado rips through a residential area after touching down south of Wynnewood, Oklahoma on May 9, 2016. The tornado touched down quickly and destroyed an unknown number of structures before a series of other twisters riddled the area. One person is confirmed dead. (Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)
- A tornado rips through a residential area after touching down south of Wynnewood, Oklahoma on May 09, 2016. The tornado touched down quickly and destroyed an unknown number of structures before a series of other twisters riddled the area. One person is confirmed dead. (Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)
- An ominous sky is seen covering a rain-wrapped tornado near Hickory, Oklahoma on May 09, 2016. Multiple tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma damaging an unknown number of structures. (Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)
- A tornado rips through a residential area after touching down south of Wynnewood, Oklahoma on May 09, 2016. The tornado touched down quickly and destroyed an unknown number of structures before a series of other twisters riddled the area. One person is confirmed dead. (Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)
- A tornado dissipates after ripping through a residential area south of Wynnewood, Oklahoma on May 9, 2016. The tornado touched down quickly and destroyed an unknown number of structures before a series of other twisters riddled the area. One person is confirmed dead. (Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)
- Storm Chasers from Silver Lining Tours scramble for a viewable position as a rain-wrapped tornado approaches near Hickory, Oklahoma on May 09, 2016. (Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)
- A tornado rips through a residential area after touching down south of Wynnewood, Oklahoma on May 09, 2016. (Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)
- A tornado rips through a residential area after touching down south of Wynnewood, Oklahoma on May 09, 2016. The tornado touched down quickly and destroyed an unknown number of structures before a series of other twisters riddled the area. One person is confirmed dead. (Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)