Oklahoma residents hit by tornadoes, severe hail
Officials in Oklahoma say that there have been multiple structures damaged in parts of the state due to tornado activity in the Oklahoma City area.
One group of residents may be filing a homeowners insurance claim, as Tillman County emergency management director Jeffrey Rector told The Associated Press emergency workers needed to evacuate them from their home after it was damaged. A barn and an office of Oklahoma State University were also damaged.
Additional twister sightings were also reported as the storms brought heavy rain and hailstones up to the size of golf balls. The National Weather Service says recorded wind gusts topped 90 miles per hour at some locations.
The AP says tornadoes in autumn are not uncommon in Oklahoma, but they tend to be more frequent during the spring.
The storms threatened to magnify the recent damage caused when an earthquake hit the central part of the state. The U.S. Geological Survey said that the magnitude 5.6 tremor was the "largest quake to hit Oklahoma in modern times." Eqecat says insured losses from the earthquake were projected to be less than $100 million.
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