A deadly tornado outbreak swept across western Oklahoma on Thursday (March 5), killing two people and setting the stage for an even larger storm threat that is expanding eastward today, Friday (March 6).
According to KFOR in Oklahoma City, several tornadoes touched down across western Oklahoma Thursday night. Confirmed damage included struck structures near Helena, with reports of destroyed barns and mobile homes. Power outages and downed power lines were widespread along highways between Jett and Nash.
One tornado near Helena produced a debris field more than a mile wide. It was described as life-threatening as it moved toward Nash before crossing near Medford and heading into Kansas. Oklahoma Highway Patrol responded to the scene near Jet, and fire crews were dispatched to the Medford area, where a multi-vortex tornado crossed Highway 11…