Current:Home > reviewsFEMA administrator surveys Oklahoma tornado damage with the state’s governor and US senator. -Streamline Finance
FEMA administrator surveys Oklahoma tornado damage with the state’s governor and US senator.
View
Date:2025-04-13 00:03:07
A Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator said Tuesday that “our heart aches for the loss of life” in tornadoes that left four dead and about 100 injured in Oklahoma.
FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell joined Gov. Kevin Stitt and Sen. James Lankford in surveying the damage in Marietta that was caused by the Saturday night tornado that struck the town about 100 miles (161 kilometers) south of Oklahoma City, killing one person.
“We’re going to work through the day to get a better understanding of what the impacts are across the state,” Criswell said. “I’ll give an update to the president on what I’ve seen and make sure we get the right federal resources” to each area.
The National Weather Service rated the tornado as an EF4 with wind speeds of up to 170 mph (274 kph). It was one of at least 25 tornadoes the weather service confirmed having struck Oklahoma and north Texas Saturday night, 22 of them in Oklahoma.
Criswell will also survey damage in Sulphur, which was hit by an EF3 tornado with winds of up to 165 mph (266 kph) that left one dead. Another EF3 tornado with winds of up to 145 mph (233 kph) struck Holdenville, killing two people.
Stitt said the initial focus of recovery efforts is on people who were uninsured and helping businesses rebuild.
The governor noted that the state Legislature is currently meeting. “We’re still in session ... so if there is some kind of gap that we need to do on funding, we can absolutely get that across the finish line,” Stitt said.
The tornadoes, part of an outbreak of severe weather across the middle of the U.S., followed dozens of tornadoes that raked Iowa and Nebraska on Friday, killing one person.
veryGood! (825)
Related
- What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
- Appalachian Economy Sees Few Gains From Natural Gas Development, Report Says
- Bear attacks 7-year-old boy in his suburban New York backyard
- Jail where Trump will be booked in Georgia has long been plagued with violence
- A Mississippi company is sentenced for mislabeling cheap seafood as premium local fish
- Where is rent going up? New York may be obvious, but the Midwest and South are close behind
- 5 hurt, 1 critically, when a wall collapses at a Massachusetts construction site
- Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan Set the Record Straight on Their Relationship Status
- Plunge Into These Olympic Artistic Swimmers’ Hair and Makeup Secrets
- New Orleans priest publicly admits to sexually abusing minors
Ranking
- Drones warned New York City residents about storm flooding. The Spanish translation was no bueno
- Selena Gomez's Sex and the City Reenactment Gets the Ultimate Stamp of Approval From Kim Cattrall
- Burning Man gates open for worker access after delays from former Hurricane Hilary
- Andy Cohen Admits He Was So Nervous to Kiss Hot Jennifer Lawrence on Watch What Happens Live
- Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow owns a $3 million Batmobile Tumbler
- Trial for suspect in Idaho student stabbings postponed after right to speedy trial waived
- Workers in Disney World district criticize DeSantis appointees’ decision to eliminate free passes
- Betty Tyson dies at 75, spent 25 years in New York prison before murder conviction was overturned
Recommendation
NCAA President Charlie Baker would be 'shocked' if women's tournament revenue units isn't passed
Taylor Swift teases haunting re-recorded 'Look What You Made Me Do' in 'Wilderness' trailer
Saint-Gobain to close New Hampshire plant blamed for PFAS water contamination
Cozy up in Tokyo's 'Midnight Diner' for the TV version of comfort food
Taylor Swift makes surprise visit to Kansas City children’s hospital
Why Candace Cameron Bure’s Daughter Natasha Bure Is Leaving Los Angeles and Moving to Texas
'Floodwater up to 3 feet high' Grand Canyon flooding forces evacuations, knocks out power
Philadelphia police officer who fatally shot man suspended after video contradicts initial account