PAWNEE, Okla. — A powerful storm moved through part of Oklahoma, overturning several RVs and downing trees and power lines, authorities said. One death was reported.
Early Friday, the city of Pawnee asked residents to use caution in the area, saying there were still several areas without power.
“Crews have been working through the night and are still out,” according to the city.
The city previously said damage around the city from Thursday night’s storm was significant, with several roads closed. The National Weather Service office in Tulsa received reports of wind gusts up to 72 mph (116 km/h) and hail the size of golf balls.
One person died in a mobile home that overturned, Pawnee County Sheriff Darrin Varnell said. He said others were injured and people “basically lost almost everything they own in a matter of seconds.”
“Right now we’re not sure if it was straight wind damage or the tornado,” meteorologist Mark Plate in the Tulsa office said Friday morning. “We need to send survey teams out today to investigate the damage.”
Pawnee Public Schools were closed Friday due to storm damage. Homecoming activities on Thursday night were canceled due to the weather.
Pawnee, which has about 1,900 people, is located in northeastern Oklahoma, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) west of Tulsa.