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Ada Tornado Damage Estimated At 2 Million
Over the weekend civil defense and city officials counted storm wreckage in Ada and western Pontotoc County. Jim Cook estimated damage at 1 to 2 million dollars with 20 to 25 homes seriously damaged and five destroyed in Lightning Ridge area. KTEN Cablevision service disrupted by the tornado prompting temporary towers. Red Cross collects aid requests as injuries are treated and the area awaits federal help unlikely under guidelines.
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Pontotoc County
Ada
Lightning Ridge-Wilson
City
Jim Cook
Clyde Haskins
Civil Defense
Lester Hokit
Bob Collings
Cook
Ported
Hammond Heights
Sandy Creek
Egypt
Rosedale
North Broadway
Lightning Ridge
Hall
Frances Brecheen
Kten Cablevision
Cablevision
Ment
KTEN
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Raymond Tharp
Tharp