The National Weather Service was trying to determine whether a single or multiple tornadoes hit the area Wednesday night along a path of 50 miles (80 kilometers). The police chief in a southwest Missouri town says a tornado has done significant damage to 30 to 35 homes.Ĭhief Delmar Haase says the property damage in Carl Junction northwest of Joplin is likely “in the millions” and some high-voltage power lines were downed.
Officials in Tulsa say other residents along the river may be asked to leave their homes as the Army Corps of Engineers increases the flow rate at a dam northwest of the city to help drain a watershed flooded by severe storms. The Dallas-based company employs 650 full-time workers in Tulsa, processing 125,000 barrels (19.9 million liters) per day of crude oil into gasoline and diesel fuel. The potential for further river flooding prompted the HolleyFrontier Tulsa Refinery to temporarily shut down. Sand Springs Emergency Management Director Greg Fisher said Thursday that residents of 12 homes in a housing development of more than 150 west of Tulsa have been evacuated due to impending floods. Residents are evacuating their homes as floodwaters swell the Arkansas River near Tulsa in northeastern Oklahoma. Laura Kelly to issue a public warning for people to avoid floodwaters and to watch weather reports. State officials said flooding was especially serious in southeast Kansas but that they expected problems further north and west.
166 west of Baxter Springs was closed by flooding Thursday afternoon. It runs on the east side of the towns of Riverton and Baxter Springs. Groves issued his warning for people living near the Spring River. The tornadoes started Wednesday night with an EF0 tornado outside of the southeast Kansas ghost town of Treece that remained on the ground for 3 miles.Īn EF0 tornado also touched down near Oronogo, Missouri, and was on the ground for 8 miles.Ī sheriff is urging people living along a river in far southeast Kansas to voluntarily evacuate their homes because of concerns about flooding.Ĭherokee County Sheriff David Groves issued the call Thursday as state officials expressed concern about heavy rains causing more flooding through the Memorial Day weekend. Burchfield said it was on the ground for 12 miles.Īnother EF3 tornado struck Carl Junction and was on the ground for 9 miles. One outside Golden City, Missouri, northeast of Joplin, killed three people and seriously injured a fourth.
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