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Tornado Damage Near Owasso

KWGS News

A tornado touches down near Owasso on Thursday afternoon. The twister hit near 106th Street North and 161st East Avenue in Rogers County.

The tornado knocked out power, uprooted trees, ripped shingles from roofs, destroyed out buildings and tossed recreational vehicles. A two-by-four was hurled into to the facade of Bob McKee's home. He says the storm hit so fast that his wife had no time to get into the family's storm shelter. She instead took cover in a closet.

James, who did not want to give his last name, saw the tornado touch down right in front of him as he driving on 106th Street North. He says the funnel touched down, skipped along the road and then suddenly the sky was filled with debris.

There were no reports of injuries from the tornado.