Sentence examples for tornado from inspiring English sources

The Chickasha school district, which was in the path of the tornado, kept its students after school as a precaution.

The Oklahoma City suburb of Moore was placed under a tornado emergency.

Moore was devastated by a tornado about two years ago that killed 24 and injured more than 300.

The tornado touched down between Cement and Anadarko.

The National Weather Service issued tornado and thunderstorm watches for later on Tuesday and said more rain was expected this week in Texas and Oklahoma.

Tigers and other animals were able to briefly escape from the Tiger Safari park after a tornado struck the city of Tuttle, about 30 miles (48km) south-west of Oklahoma City, though they were recaptured without further incident, the Grady County Sheriff's Office said.

"We've had at least one confirmed tornado, for sure," he said, adding no one was hurt or injured.

Emergency officials said a tornado touched down briefly Tuesday night in southeastern Kansas, and hail and high winds caused problems from St Louis to south-western Indiana.

A weak tornado touched down in south-western Oklahoma shortly after 3pm, according to weather services meteorologist Michael Scotten.

In Oklahoma, a large tornado hit near Bridge Creek, southwest of Oklahoma City, the National Weather Service said, adding it was too early to tell how strong it was.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for an area stretching from central Texas to central Nebraska, where millions of people live.