By Kevin Byrne, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer
May 9,2016; 10:26PM,EDT
Severe thunderstorms ripped through the central United States Monday evening, triggering the development of several destructive tornadoes.
In Wynnewood, Oklahoma, about an hour south of Oklahoma city, an emergency official said an elderly man was killed at his home by a large tornado, the Associated Press reported.
Elsewhere in Oklahoma, a second death was reported in Johnston County, the AP said.
According to KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City, five to 10 homes were destroyed in a 2-mile stretch in Garvin County, Oklahoma. About 10,000 Oklahoma customers were without power late Monday night as a result of the storms.
Shortly before 5 p.m. local time, a tornado emergency was declared for the Oklahoma communities of Roff and Hickory.
This image, taken 13 miles west of Davis, Oklahoma, provides another
look at the tornado near Wynnewood, Oklahoma, Monday evening. (Twitter
photo/MoonSpirit420)Through 8 p.m. EDT, there were 13 tornado reports across Oklahoma and Nebraska, according to the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center.
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Gusty winds and large hail were reported elsewhere around the Plains. Winds ranging from 60-65 mph were reported in Butler County, Kansas. Hail damage was reported in Lincoln, Nebraska.
NSP patrol cars are not immune to Hail damage. This happened in SE Lincoln during earlier hail.
The threat of severe weather will remain into Monday night for a large part of the Midwest.
"Storms stretching from Omaha through eastern Kansas and Oklahoma will continue to move eastward into western Iowa, Missouri and Arkansas," AccuWeather Meteorologist Alyson Hoegg said. "The greatest threat for tornadoes will be across eastern Oklahoma and into far western Arkansas."
The storms are expected to weaken after midnight, she added.
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