Tornadoes hit Oklahoma, Arkansas; 1 dead, several injured

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The first batch of severe weather in this year's tornado season has devastated an Oklahoma mobile home park, and storms across the area damaged buildings, tore off roofs and left debris strewn across roads. One person was killed and several were injured.

Tens of thousands of Oklahoma residents were without power Thursday as officials were assessing the damage.

Tulsa County Sheriff's Capt. Billy McKelvey said one person was killed in the mobile home park in a Tulsa suburb, which he said could accommodate 40 to 50 trailers. . It wasn't yet clear whether it was a tornado or straight-line winds that hit the park.

"It could have been much worse," he said.

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This frame taken from video provided by Brenton Leete shows a funnel cloud in part of a storm Wednesday, March 25, 2015, in Sand Springs, Okla. The slow start to the nation's tornado season came to a blustery end Wednesday when tornadoes hit Arkansas and Oklahoma. (AP Photo/Brenton Leete)

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[NaturalHigh]

1. Yeah we had a heck of an evening.

The area where I live was spared the worst, but a lot of people are still out of power around Tulsa this morning.

[WhiteTara]

2. In NW Arkansas, we had hail for over

40 minutes! It was quite something.

[Art_from_Ark]

3. How big were the hailstones?

[WhiteTara]

5. Pea size

but there were so many, the driveway and lawn were white like snow!

[Behind the Aegis]

4. We got some really bad weather, but missed most of the most destructive parts.

What is scary is this is just the beginning of the storm season!

[Marrah_G]

6. My friend's son lives in moore, ok

Earlier this week a tornado passed about a half mile from his house. Scary!