Catastrophic Tornado Strikes Osage County, Oklahoma Amid 'Particularly Dangerous Situation' in Central US

Takeaways:

• A Tornado Emergency was declared in Osage County, Oklahoma, due to a "large and destructive tornado" causing catastrophic damage in the town of Barnsdall.

• The National Weather Service issued a "Particularly Dangerous Situation" Tornado Watch for parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, including major cities like Wichita, Oklahoma City, and Wichita Falls.

• The severe weather outbreak produced tornadoes, giant hail, and damaging winds across the central U.S., with over 20 reports of damaging wind and 70 reports of large hail.

• The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) raised the severe weather threat to a Level 5 out of 5, or "High Risk," for nearly 2 million people in parts of Kansas and Oklahoma.

• The severe weather threat is expected to continue shifting east, affecting tens of millions of people from the mid-South to the Ohio Valley with potential for strong to severe thunderstorms, hail, and damaging wind gusts.

References:

[1] Tornado Emergency issued in Oklahoma as 'Particularly Dangerous Situation' unfolds in central US. Link

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