Live Updates: Tornado Outbreak In Progress; Tornado Watches Posted for Multiple States

May 6,2015



 
A tornado outbreak is in progress in the Plains right now. At least 20 tornadoes have been reported in at least three states: Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma. Damage reports are coming in from across the region, particularly in communities southwest of Oklahoma City.
Here are the latest details on this breaking weather situation:
(FORECAST: Severe Weather Tracker | Dr. Forbes' TOR:CON Forecast) 

• One person was hurt in Burr Oak, Kansas. No details on the extent of the injuries.
• Cars reportedly flipped in the Oklahoma City metro area. 
• Dozens of homes were destroyed by tornadoes in Amber and Bridge Creek, Oklahoma. 
• People inside Oklahoma City's Will Rogers World Airport were told to shelter in the tunnels for the second time today, due to the tornado threat.
• Hail the size of baseballs hit Crane, Texas, just after 6 p.m. local time.
• At 6:00 p.m. CDT weather spotters confirmed a large tornado near western Norman, Oklahoma.
• Photos from Oklahoma University in Norman, Oklahoma, showed students taking cover in their dorms.
• At 5:02 p.m. CDT a large, destructive tornado was reported near Bridge Creek, Oklahoma. 
• Scandia, Kansas: What's described as a "large and extremely dangerous tornado" was reported at 5:34 p.m. CDT. No word on damage or injuries yet.
• A tornado hit Roseland, Nebraska, damaging at least two homes along with the Roseland Catholic Church. Minor injuries have been reported. Red Cross disaster teams are en route.
• A large tornado was reported in Ruskin, Nebraska, a little after 5 p.m. CDT, triggering power flashes.
• Mount Hope, Kansas: Spotters confirm what is known as a "stovepipe" tornado at 5 p.m. local time.
• Lahoma, Oklahoma: Brief rope tornado reported just after 4:30 p.m. CDT.
• Amber, Oklahoma: multi-vortex tornado reported just after 4:30 p.m. CDT.
• Multi-vortex tornado produced at least two tornadoes in a field in Lincoln County, Kansas, between 2:24 p.m. and 2:38 p.m CDT. No major damage reported.
• Three people were hurt in Cherry Creek, South Dakota, when a community center roof collapsed during thunderstorm winds.
• Brief tornado touchdown in Caddo County, Oklahoma, near Apache around 2:50 p.m. CDT.

NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has issued the following severe weather watches:

• A tornado watch is in effect for central Oklahoma, including OKC, as well as extreme northern Texas until 2 a.m. CDT.
• A tornado watch is in effect for extreme southeast Nebraska, including Lincoln, as well as central and eastern Kansas, including Salina and Wichita, until 2 a.m. local time. 

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