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Damage Caused by High Winds... Not a Tornado

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The National Weather Service has surveyed the damage from Saturday night/Sunday morning's storm damage in Okmulgee County. The NWS said in a tweet that damage was caused by straight line winds.

NWS-Tulsa Twitter: We surveyed extensive damage in the Okmulgee and Morris areas today and determined the damage to be the result of straight-line wind. The damage swath was up to six miles wide at times and indicated wind speeds approached 90 mph in spots.