SULPHUR, Okla. — Overnight on April 27, into the early morning hours of April 28, neighbors in Sulphur, Oklahoma, took cover from an apparent tornado.
As of the morning of April 28, Governor Kevin Stitt confirmed one person died and more than 30 people are injured and one person is unaccounted for in Sulphur.
Stitt spoke with FEMA early Sunday. He thanked President Biden for providing immediate relief and said in his six years as governor, this storm damage was the worst he had seen.
Preliminary reports think the tornado was an F-3. There are several hundred people working to clean up the town.
The storm wiped out most of downtown and damaged other landmarks in town, including the high school softball field.
"This is a first, probably for a lot of people," neighbor Scott Prall told 2 News.
He was one of the first people to look at the damage as the sun rose.
First responders focused on search and rescue efforts. They blocked all entrances to downtown.
Twelve Oklahoma counties are under a state of emergency:
Heather Johnson couldn't get to her home, "They told us probably tomorrow and there’s no guarantee of that either."
However, her husband did get a chance to look at it in the immediate aftermath of the storm.
"It’s trees through the windows. We had just done new construction it’s all gone," Johnson said.
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