WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (AP) A tornado described by weather forecasters as “large and extremely dangerous” cut a path through the Oklahoma landscape on Monday, May 9. There were no immediate reports of injuries after the twister cut through a mostly rural area.
The Storm Prediction Center had warned that a “substantial tornado risk” could develop in portions of the Southern Plains and the Ozarks. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol closed a five-mile section of Interstate 35 between Oklahoma City and Dallas as the storm approached.
Meteorologists said twisters with wind speeds above 111 mph were possible from eastern Oklahoma to central Arkansas. Hail 2 inches or more in diameter was possible from eastern Texas to southeastern Kansas.
About 41 million people from Houston to Sioux City, Iowa, were at risk for some type of stormy weather.
