The Latest: NWS confirms EF2 tornado in southern Oklahoma
May 19, 2019
GERONIMO, Okla. (AP) — The Latest on severe weather in the Southern Plains (all times local):
5:15 p.m.
Authorities have confirmed a tornado with winds up to 130 mph (209 kph) touched down in southern Oklahoma.
The National Weather Service says the EF2 twister Saturday morning traveled for about a half a mile in Geronimo, about 80 miles (129 kilometers) southwest of Oklahoma City, damaging two homes and sending one injured person to the hospital as a precaution.
They're also investigating reported wind damage in the southeast and north of the state.
In northwest Arkansas, a state official...
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