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Published 2026-05-24. Oklahoma had only two days to breathe… then the sky turned violent again. On May twenty-fourth, twenty eleven, northern and central Oklahoma were hit by one of the most violent tornado outbreaks of that year. The National Weather Service says the outbreak produced one EF-five tornado, two EF-four tornadoes, and two EF-three tornadoes. Eleven people were killed. Two hundred ninety-three were injured. This archived recording reflects reporting at publication; conditions may have changed.
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