Tornados ravaged Tulsa and surrounding areas of Northeast Oklahoma on Wednesday, cutting off power to thousands and sending at least nine people to the hospital.
According to a Tulsa World live blog, six tornados touched ground in the region surrounding the state’s second-largest city and the National Weather Service also confirmed multiple touchdowns.
Tulsa County and five other counties in Northeast Oklahoma were under tornado warnings, with some continuing after 10 p.m. EDT as news reports showed snapped power lines and tree-smashed cars.
The city’s Emergency Operation Center was activated as first responders searched through the hard-hit north side of the city.
“Medics have transported nine patients with weather related injuries. Most of those patients were transported with serious injuries. One patient is in critical condition,” the newspaper reported, citing a news release from the Emergency Medical Services Authority.
According to the Tulsa CBS affiliate, the calls came from the area between 45th Street North and 47th Street North. Timothy Baptist Church, near 46th Street North, had its roof torn off and its windows blown out, the World reported.
More than 5,000 customers in Tulsa County alone were without power, the Public Service Company of Oklahoma said.
• Victor Morton can be reached at vmorton@washingtontimes.com.
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