Preliminary Tornado Survey Results by NWS
Other Details:
- Total number of buildings destroyed or damaged: Not known/undisclosed, as of posting.
- Number of fatalities: VNV
- Injuries: More than 100, according to media reports.
- The violent storms triggered widespread flooding.
- The first tornado developed around 5:55 pm CDT near El Reno. This storm then moved east to southeast into western and central portions of Oklahoma City, producing other tornadoes. (NWS)
- Other storms developed to the west and moved over the same areas as the first storm. This produced significant flooding in the Oklahoma City metro. (NWS)
Missouri Tornado
Missouri Gov. Nixon declared a state of emergency due to severe storm damage and widespread flooding. An EF-3 tornado caused extensive damage leaving behind a 22-mile path of destruction from St. Charles County into St. Louis County on Friday.
Illinois Tornado
An EF-2 tornado hit Madison County in southwestern Illinois, causing damage to buildings.
A second tornado, also an EF-2, touched down in neighboring Macoupin County, causing damage to dozens of buildings buildings, said an emergency management official.
- “We had houses twisted off foundations, houses with roofs taken off,” he said.
Tornado Tallies
- A total of 20 tornadoes struck 7 states (OK, ND, KS, MO, IA, IN and IL) on Friday May 31, SPC reported.
- At least 109 tornadoes struck 16 states (AR, NE, TX, NY, WI, WY, PA, MI, CO, OK, ND, KS, MO, IA, IN and IL) starting May 27 through May 31.
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