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Crews Work To Clear Downed Power Lines In NW OKC

According to Oklahoma City police, as of 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Pennsylvania Avenue between Memorial Road and 164th Street is still shut down, due to downed power lines on the ...
Tornadoes cause extensive damage across Oklahoma

The first tornado kicked up debris and threatened a number of tourist attractions on historic Route 66 before growing into a larger storm that rolled across rural parts of central ...
Tornadoes touch down in Kansas Oklahoma damage homes

Several homes were heavily damaged near the Oklahoma towns of Carney and Wellston, where tornadoes reportedly ripped off roofs and walls in the rural center of the state, according to local media footage. Earlier Sunday, a tornado touched down southwest of Wichita in southern Kansas. That storm system knocked out power lines, dumped golf-ball-sized hail and caused some flash ...
LIVE UPDATES Tornadoes on ground across state

Major damage from tornado north of I-40 in Shawnee and a second one forming behind it. Reed Timmer on storm with debris flying through air. Hit houses in area. Cars flipped. Semi rolled in NW Shawnee. LIVE STREAMING COVERAGE: www. ...
Mayfest Blue Dome Festivals Close Down Early

News On 6 Meteorologist Travis Meyer said organizers decided to shut down early to give vendors, volunteers and visitors plenty of time to pack up and get home ...

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Storms Move Into Tulsa Metro Area

After multiple tornadoes touched down in the OKC metro area on Sunday, the storm system began moving into Green Country about 6 p.m. Creek County is under a tornado warning until 7:30 p.m. Most counties in the News On 6 viewing area are in either a severe thunderstorm warning or a tornado watch. A tornado warning for Pawnee County expired at 6:30 p.m. Residents in the southwest part of the ...
Tornadoes tear through Kansas Oklahoma Iowa

A large "violent and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas, moving northeast at about 30 miles per hour, the National Weather Service ...
Forecasters Okla. tornado threat to continue

Severe thunderstorms coursing over Oklahoma spurred numerous tornado warnings Sunday and a number of areas experienced property damage and electric ...
PHOTOS Tornadoes tear through Okla – May 19

PHOTOS: Post your storm and hail pictures Tornadoes damaged many areas across the state Sunday and are still forming. Edmond was hit first then Harrah, Luther and the Wellston area. Homes have been blown apart and off their foundations with the worst damage so far just outside of Wellston. Officials have not confirmed injuries at this ...
Tornadoes hit Kansas Oklahoma no injuries reported

TOPEKA, KAN. — Authorities say tornadoes have touched down in Wichita, Kan., and a suburb of Oklahoma City but there are no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage.Sedgwick County, Kan., emergency management director Randy Duncan says officials ...

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Knicks, Pacers, Grizzlies, Thunder in semis

New York, Oklahoma City, Indiana and Memphis all won their first-round NBA playoff series with Game 6 victories, reaching the Conference semifinals.

The New York Knicks got the staggers Friday and almost gave up a 26-point lead but steadied to beat the Boston Celtics 88-80 while Oklahoma City Thunder booked its spot in the last eight for the third straight season by downing the Houston Rockets 103-94, reports Xinhua.

The Indiana Pacers withstood a big final-quarter comeback from Atlanta and beat the Hawks 81-73, and the Memphis Grizzlies completed a comeback from a 0-2 series deficit by beating the Los Angeles Clippers 118-105. With Miami, San Antonio and Golden State already into the next stage, the last spot will be decided when Brooklyn host Chicago in their Game 7.

Boston cut a 49-75 deficit to four points but Carmelo Anthony made a jumper to give New York an 81-75 lead and then sank a 3-pointer. Then J.R. Smith converted a three-point play to restore the double-digit lead the Knicks had nursed most of the game.

Anthony finished with 21 points for the Knicks, who won a playoff series for the first time since the Patrick Ewing era in 2000. They will host the Pacers in Sunday's opening game of their Conference semifinal series. ...