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Tornado Survivors Describe Narrow Escape And Local Damages
Nolan escaped with minor scratches and Samuelson’s family suffered small injuries after a tornado damaged their home near Elk City Oklahoma. A mobile home was severely at risk as winds toppled poles and lines while cattle died in Beckham County. The storm, part of a large Plains system, prompted widespread tornado reports across Texas Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska and Wisconsin.
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Nolan
Samuelson
National Weather Service
Storm Prediction Center
Joplin
Missouri
Alabama
Mississippi
Wisconsin
Plains
Midwest
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
Elk City
Oklahoma City
Beckham County Emergency Management
Lonnie Risenhoover
Risenhoover
Texas