Henry Declares State Of Emergency

Governor Henry today declared a state of emergency for 17 Oklahoma counties impacted by Tuesday's tornado outbreak.

A tornado in the Carter County town of Lone Grove killed eight people, at last count, and injured dozens more.

Twisters caused extensive damage in several Oklahoma communities, including Edmond, Oklahoma City, Pawnee, Wilson and Springer. The counties included in the declaration are: Canadian, Carter, Cleveland, Garvin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Logan, Love, Murray, Oklahoma, Pawnee, Payne, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Nowata, Osage and Washington. More counties can be added if conditions warrant.

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