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Published 2026-05-24. On May twenty-fourth, twenty eleven, northern and central Oklahoma were hit by a violent tornado outbreak. The outbreak produced one EF-five tornado, two EF-four tornadoes, and two EF-three tornadoes. Eleven people were killed and two hundred ninety-three were injured. The El Reno–Piedmont–Guthrie EF-five became one of the most intense tornadoes of the day. This archived recording reflects reporting at publication; conditions may have changed.
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