Weather service confirms 3 tornadoes struck Oklahoma
The Associated Press - August 7, 2017 10:25 am
The Fridays restaurant had major damage after hit by a severe storm early this morning near 41st and Hudson on Aug. 6, 2017. TOM GILBERT/Tulsa World
TULSA, Okla. (AP) – The National Weather Service says three tornadoes struck northeast Oklahoma, including an EF2 twister that caused heavy damage and injured at least 30 people near midtown Tulsa.
Meteorologist Bart Haake said Monday that the Tulsa tornado touched down at 1:19 a.m. Sunday. Eight minutes later an EF1 tornado struck the southeast Tulsa suburb of Broken Arrow and an EF1 tornado then touched down five minutes after that near Oologah, about 20 miles northeast of Tulsa.
No injuries are reported from the last two twisters.
Haake said the Tulsa tornado had wind speeds of 120-130 mph while the others had winds of 90-100 mph.
St. Francis Hospital spokeswoman Lauren Landwerlin says about 30 people were treated at the hospital, including three in “non-critical” condition.