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Families Picking up the Pieces After Enid EF-4 Tornado

Survey teams found several points of EF4 damage as crews continue cleanup and emergency response, with no deaths reported, officials said.

  • On Thursday night, a tornado struck Enid, Oklahoma, causing significant damage that the National Weather Service later classified as EF4 with winds estimated at 170 to 175 mph.
  • The storm severely impacted the Gray Ridge neighborhood, though Enid Mayor David Mason reported no fatalities and only one injury when a wall fell during the tornado.
  • First responders from the Enid Police Department, Enid Fire Department, and Sheriff Corey Rink worked under a unified command structure throughout the night to assess damage and conduct search efforts.
  • Displaced residents may access shelter and assistance at the Chisholm Trail Expo Center at 111 West Perdue Avenue, while Vance Air Force Base remains closed for power and water restoration.
  • Cleanup operations expanded today with improved daylight visibility, as Governor Kevin Stitt coordinates with local leaders to assess damage and ensure state resources support recovery efforts.
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ENID (AP).- This Thursday in the state of Oklahoma, the United States, a powerful F4-grade tornado destroyed 40 houses and left more than 10 injured. The natural phenomenon occurred in the city of Enid, where several houses were torn from their foundations, shops were closed and hundreds of vehicles were damaged. The tornado remained on land for at least 40 minutes and took more than 14 kilometers with winds of between 273 and 281 kilometers per…

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Duncan Banner broke the news on Friday, April 24, 2026.
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