The death toll from Friday’s tornado in central Oklahoma stands at 13, including four children. Three people were killed in neighboring Missouri. The storm triggered massive flooding in areas around Oklahoma City. It came 11 days after an EF5 category twister left 24 people dead in a nearby suburb. Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin toured the damage on Sunday.
Gov. Mary Fallin: “We’ll recover. We’ve just seen people spring to action, just like they did a couple weeks ago in Moore, with all the different charities that have come out, neighbors helping neighbors. Everyone has performed to the very best of their ability. And I am still extremely strong of Oklahoma — extremely proud of Oklahoma and the strength and the resiliency of the character of its people.”
Oklahoma’s death toll also included three so-called “storm chasers,” people who risk their lives to cover storms up close for media and weather agencies.