The storm struck the city of El Reno, 25 miles west of Oklahoma City, where a Sunday-morning search for dozens of unaccounted-for individuals was underway. El Reno Mayor Matt White confirmed two deaths during a news conference on Sunday, and said several people were rushed to hospitals in Oklahoma City, according to the Associated Press. Surveying tornado damage in El Reno. Richard Stephens, police chief in the nearby town of Union City, warned locals that there was a “very dangerous situation tonight in El Reno. Police stand at the ruins of a hotel in El Reno, Okla., following a late night tornado touchdown.

Source: Washington Post May 26, 2019 06:03 UTC